{"id":408,"date":"2010-08-24T14:17:15","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T04:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/denleymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=408"},"modified":"2010-08-24T14:17:15","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T04:17:15","slug":"bow-hold-buddies-dianna-denleys-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/bow-hold-buddies-dianna-denleys-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Bow Hold Buddies\u2122  &#8211; Dianna Denley&#8217;s review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently purchased some of Ruth and Martha Brons&#8217; wonderful Bow Hold Buddies\u2122.\u00a0 Their website &#8216;Things for Strings&#8217; is listed in my links column (as &#8216;Bow Hold Buddies&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>What\u00a0are Bow Hold Buddies\u2122?\u00a0 A FANTASTIC idea designed to help students develop their bow hold with ease, with the assistance of some\u00a0buddies (photos from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.things4strings.com\">Things for Strings website<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>I have been in contact with Ruth and she let me know the following:-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Our website will also soon be updated to offer the the pinky support by itself, the <strong>Hold Fish<\/strong> accessory [$19.95USD], in Concert Black or Frosty Clear, as well as a line of discounted Studio Kits.<\/p>\n<p>These instant bow hold aids, first invented to help my own students, have now been available for almost exactly a year.\ufffd<br \/>\nMy students and I have really enjoyed having them in my own studio, and we are thrilled they\u00a0 have helped students in over 40 countries already!<br \/>\nThe accessories were received with much interest in the exhibit halls at USA music educator conferences this year, including ASTA, SAA, TMEA and NYSSMA,<br \/>\nand have been favorably reviewed by <em>Strad, Strings<\/em> and <em>Music Teacher<\/em> magazines.\ufffd<br \/>\nIn fact, I learned just yesterday that <em>Strad<\/em> is working on an upcoming full length feature article!\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 188px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Gray-CelloPhant-Cello-Bow-Accessory.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-409  \" title=\"Gray-CelloPhant-Cello-Bow-Accessory\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Gray-CelloPhant-Cello-Bow-Accessory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">The Cellophant Bow Hold Buddy\u2122<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">I can&#8217;t do the Bow Hold Buddies\u2122 justice enough.\u00a0 I think they are just an amazing helpful invention and will certainly make my life easier as a violin teacher.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">I do have to say that my 3 year old student has a set.\u00a0 We had spent 4 weeks trying to place little fingers on the bow.\u00a0 I attach the Bow Hold Buddies\u2122 and VOILA!\u00a0 Instant bow hold!\u00a0 It means we can do other things during our lesson time, like play music games, rather than check the bow hold every 5 mins.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-414\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Green-Gold-Bow-Hold-Buddies-Accessory1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414\" title=\"Green-Gold-Bow-Hold-Buddies-Accessory\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Green-Gold-Bow-Hold-Buddies-Accessory1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Violin Bow Hold Buddies\u2122<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-415\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Violin-Bow-Hold-Accessory1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-415\" title=\"Violin-Bow-Hold-Accessory\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denleymusic.com\/musicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Violin-Bow-Hold-Accessory1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Violin Bow Hold Buddies\u2122<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently purchased some of Ruth and Martha Brons&#8217; wonderful Bow Hold Buddies\u2122.\u00a0 Their website &#8216;Things for Strings&#8217; is listed in my links column (as &#8216;Bow Hold Buddies&#8217;). 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