Johnny Calzone
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First off - I don't know anything about bowed instruments and how they work. All I know is that they have strings like a uke and kinda look like a uke. So I wonder if I could get a bow and just shred right away.
If so, where can I get a cheap bow or rather what do I need to build a non-fancy one? I don't know how long violin bows are but I figure that ~20 cm would be just about right for soprano-usage. I also figure that playing it more like a cello would benefit the uke's health by reducing the risk of dropping it.
A problem might be playing the strings individually as they are leveled. I can think of two ways to handle this:
1.) Screw playing individual notes and concentrate on chords (do string players even play chords?)
2.) Screw playing on a traditional uke and slap a violin-like bridge on a cigar box.
Is any of this even possible? Has it been done before? etc. pp.
Any help is greatly appreached!
If so, where can I get a cheap bow or rather what do I need to build a non-fancy one? I don't know how long violin bows are but I figure that ~20 cm would be just about right for soprano-usage. I also figure that playing it more like a cello would benefit the uke's health by reducing the risk of dropping it.
A problem might be playing the strings individually as they are leveled. I can think of two ways to handle this:
1.) Screw playing individual notes and concentrate on chords (do string players even play chords?)
2.) Screw playing on a traditional uke and slap a violin-like bridge on a cigar box.
Is any of this even possible? Has it been done before? etc. pp.
Any help is greatly appreached!