Bow hold training device

A bow stick for playing a bowed stringed instrument, the bow stick comprising:

• a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end;
• a frog disposed on the shaft proximal to the proximal end;
• a bow hold training device disposed on the shaft proximal to the frog, wherein the bow hold training device comprises:
• a body;
• a thumb opening in the body for facilitating contact between an end of the thumb and the bow stick;
• a thumb opening wall defining a perimeter of the thumb opening, wherein the thumb opening wall guides a thumb to the bow stick and positions the end of the thumb at an approximate intersection of the frog and the shaft;
• a first finger contact area on the body for abutting an index finger and positioning the index finger on the bow stick;
• a second finger contact area on the body for abutting a middle finger and positioning the middle finger on the bow stick;
• a finger separator between the first and second finger contact areas, wherein the finger separator separates the index and middle fingers from one another, and
• a post extending from the body, wherein the post abuts the frog to locate the bow hold training device on the shaft.

A bow hold training device for properly positioning a person's fingers on a bow stick of a bowed stringed instrument, the bow hold training device comprising:

• a thumb, index and middle fingers stabilizer comprising:
• a body axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of a bow stick shaft;
• a thumb opening wall defining a thumb opening, wherein the thumb opening wall guides a thumb to a bow stick shaft at a non-zero angle with respect to the body axis and causes a first joint of the thumb to bend, and wherein the thumb opening facilitates contact between an end of the thumb and the bow stick shaft;
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• a index and middle fingers separator having a first contact surface for abutting an index finger and a second contact surface opposite the first contact area for abutting a middle finger;
• and
• a ring and pinky fingers stabilizer comprising:
• tapered sidewalls defining a pinky finger opening for receiving at least a portion of a pinky finger and facilitating contact between an end of the pinky finger and the bow stick shaft, wherein the ring and pinky fingers stabilizer is movably disposed on the bow stick to position the pinky finger opening so that the pinky and index fingers are equidistant from the thumb;
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• a ring and pinky fingers separator adjacent the pinky finger opening, wherein the ring and pinky fingers separator includes a surface for abutting a ring finger.

A fingers stabilizer for properly positioning a person's fingers on a bow stick of a bowed stringed instrument, the fingers stabilizer comprising:

• a body having an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of a bow stick shaft:
• a thumb opening in the body for facilitating contact between an end of the thumb and a bow stick shaft;
• a thumb opening wall defining a perimeter of the thumb opening, wherein the thumb opening wall guides the thumb to the bow stick shaft at a non-zero angle with respect to the axis of the body and causes a first joint of the thumb to bend, and wherein the thumb opening facilitates contact between an inside corner of the thumb and the bow stick shaft;
• a contoured surface on the body, wherein the contoured surface comprises:
• an index finger contact area;
• a middle finger contact area;
• a ring finger contact area;
• and
• a pinky finger contact area;
• and
• a fingers separator on the body between the index finger contact area and the middle finger contact area, wherein the fingers separator spaces the index and middle fingers from one another,
• wherein at least one of the index finger contact area, the middle finger contact area, the ring finger contact area and the pinky finger contact area define one or more recesses for contacting a portion, other than an end portion, of a corresponding finger to position and retain the corresponding finger on the bow stick and maintain one of a desired finger curvature and a desired finger shape.

A bow hold training device for a bow stick of a bowed stringed instrument, the bow hold training device comprising:

• a fingers stabilizer comprising:
• a first body having an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of a bow stick shaft;
• a thumb opening in the first body for receiving at least a portion of a thumb and positioning an end of the thumb at an approximate intersection of a bow stick frog and the bow stick shaft;
• a finger separator for positioning an index finger and a middle finger on the bow stick by separating the index and middle fingers from one another;
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• a second body for positioning a ring finger and a pinky finger on the bow stick,
• wherein the second body is slidably disposed on the bow stick shaft to adjust a distance between the first and second bodies of the bow hold training device.

A bow hold training device for a bow stick of a bowed stringed instrument, the bow hold training device comprising:

• a fingers stabilizer comprising:
• a first body having an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of a bow stick shaft;
• a thumb opening in the first body for receiving at least a portion of a thumb and positioning an end of the thumb at an approximate intersection of a bow stick frog and the bow stick shaft;
• a finger separator for positioning an index finger and a middle finger on the bow stick by separating the index and middle fingers from one another;
• and
• a second body for positioning a ring finger and a pinky finger on the bow stick,
• wherein the second body comprises:
• a pinky finger opening in the second body for receiving at least a portion of the pinky finger, wherein the pinky finger opening includes a first opening and second opening;
• tapered sidewalls connecting the first and second openings to one another;
• a finger separator for separating the ring finger and the pinky finger from one another;
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• a shaft hole in the second body for receiving at least a portion of the bow stick shaft.