Abstract: A stick of a string instrument bow includes a base material having an arched-rod shaped carbon fiber resin layer made of carbon fiber resin and a glass fiber resin layer which covers the outer surface of the carbon fiber resin layer and is made of glass fiber resin, and the glass fiber resin layer has a non-adhesion portion formed of an air layer present within the glass fiber resin layer and an adhesion portion which does not include the air layer.

Abstract: A novel bow for playing a violin, including a stick of 12 inches in length, more or less; a string attached to the bow and a ring or the like, suitable for receipt of a musician's finger disposed transversely on the stick so that the musician can play the violin in a variety of attitudes. The stick is selectively adjustable to vary the tension on the string.

Abstract: Training devices for facilitating proper bow holds on bow sticks of bowed stringed instruments. An exemplary training device may include a fingers stabilizer having a body with one or more thumb opening walls that define a thumb opening in the body. The thumb opening walls and/or the thumb opening may guide a thumb to the bow stick and position an end of the thumb at an approximate intersection of a bow stick frog and a bow stick shaft. The body may also include a finger separator that helps position an index finger and a middle finger on the bow stick. The fingers stabilizer may also have contact areas for positioning a ring finger and a pinky finger on the bow stick.

Abstract: A stick of a string instrument bow includes a base material having an arched-rod shaped carbon fiber resin layer made of carbon fiber resin and a glass fiber resin layer which covers the outer surface of the carbon fiber resin layer and is made of glass fiber resin, and the glass fiber resin layer has a non-adhesion portion formed of an air layer present within the glass fiber resin layer and an adhesion portion which does not include the air layer.

Abstract: Training devices for facilitating proper bow holds on bow sticks of bowed stringed instruments. An exemplary training device may include a fingers stabilizer having a body with one or more thumb opening walls that define a thumb opening in the body. The thumb opening walls and/or the thumb opening may guide a thumb to the bow stick and position an end of the thumb at an approximate intersection of a bow stick frog and a bow stick shaft. The body may also include a finger separator that helps position an index finger and a middle finger on the bow stick. The fingers stabilizer may also have contact areas for positioning a ring finger and a pinky finger on the bow stick.

Abstract: A new and improved instrument bow for use with a stringed instrument is provided. A unique new instrument bow is provided that may be constructed with a braided material and/or composite to form the instrument bow. Additionally, the new instrument bow using a braided composite to form a single piece construction instrument bow for use in conjunction with a stringed instrument. The instrument bow may be a combination of a synthetic material covered with a braided material in a single piece construction that will provide the instrument bow with increased resilient and strength without the necessity for reinforcement and/or repair.

Abstract: Provided are an improved musical instrument bow having different sections of hair identified, a modular hair device for use in the improved musical instrument bow and a method of teaching use of a stringed instrument using the improved musical instrument bow.

Abstract: A stringed musical instrument including a bowl portion having an open upper end and a closed lower end. The bowl portion has a pair of diametrically opposed openings therein downwardly of the open upper end. The open upper end has a cover secured thereto. An elongated rod extends through the pair of diametrically opposed openings of the bowl portion. The elongated rod has opposed ends disposed outwardly with respect to the bowl portion. A first opposed end is disposed in proximity to the bowl portion. A second opposed end is disposed remotely with respect to the bowl portion. A bridge is secured to the cover of the bowl portion. A length of steel wire is provided having a first end secured to the first opposed end of the elongated rod. The length of wire has a second end extending over the bridge for coupling with respect to the second opposed end of the elongated rod.

Abstract: Guitar bow having horse hair strands applied to a cylindrical surface for engagement with one string only of a flat string array, and having a holding portion to facilitate bowing.

Abstract: A power operated string vibrating device for selectively vibrating a string of a stringed musical instrument having at least one string. The string vibrating device comprises a support member positioned on the musical instrument proximate a string. A first pulley is rotatably mounted on the support member on a first side of a string for receiving a cable. The first pulley has one of the strings associated therewith. A second pulley is rotatably mounted on the support member on a second side of the string for receiving the cable. The second pulley is movable between a first position and a second position. A spring biases the second pulley towards the first position. An endless cable is drivingly interconnected to the pulleys such that when the second pulley is in the first position the cable does not contact the string, and when the second pulley is in the second position the cable contacts the string. An electric motor is mounted on the support member for driving the cable at a predetermined speed.

Abstract: An illustrative characterization of the invention depicts the cone shaped bow enabling the bassist to bow one string of the electric bass guitar singularly, bow two strings simultaneously or bow three or four strings of the electric bass guitar simultaneously. The use of a cone shaped rotating bow allows the bassist to hold the bow in the right hand and play pizzicato with the fore-finger. Bowing the string(s) is actuated by depressing the foot-switch and pressing the cone shaped bow against the string(s) to be bowed on the electric bass guitar. The foot-switch activates the cone shaped rotary bow to rotate clockwise between 2000 and 2400 revolutions per minute. The quality of the sound produced by this invention depends on two factors. First, the cone shaped rotary bow consists of a plastic cone that is wrapped and glued with horsehair. The cone is pressed on a grommet thereby mounting the cone to a direct current DC 6-9 volt electric motor.

Abstract: A power operated device that is mounted on a musical stringed instrument such as a guitar to selectively bring one or a desired group of rotating members into light pressure contact with strings of the instrument to cause one or a desired group of strings to vibrate at least so long as the rotatable members are in rotating contact therewith to emit musical tones. The device permits unusual and novel musical effects to be obtained from an instrument due to the strings being subjected to vibration for any desired period of time, in contrast to the short period of time a string vibrates to emit a musical tone when the string is plucked by a finger or with a pick.