dowel rod child violin bow

Hi.
Do you have instructions on how to make a childs pre-twinkle practice bow out of a dowel rod? Thanks for your help!

I bought some of those small size rubber bow grips and put on one end. I think I bought them at Shar. I don’t worry about the square frog piece.

Another option is to go to local violin shop and ask if they have and small size bows that are broken. Those Glässer bows frequently crack at the frog. The bow might be broken but still useable for box violinists. My shop gives them to me free. If there’s hair, I just cut it off.

My teacher trainer’s instructions say the dowel (for cello) should be 18 inches long, and suggests either a 1x 3/8 x 1/2 ” piece of wood or an eraser instead of the wood, to be placed 3 inches from the end of the dowel.

I have been given broken violin bows by a local violin shop, so use those. I cut mine to 15 1/2 ” long (and taped over the cut end).

I found an article about the dowel bows. It also has some other exercises that can be used with things like toilet paper rolls. Here is the link. http://www.kasta.org/PDF/KASTASPRING2013.pdf

Sue, I love those! How much?

They were about £18 each.