Can 4/4 Violin be played with a smaller bow?

[Ksamphos]

Hi,
Do you know If a 4/4 Violin can be played with a 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 Violin bow?

Im not asking in terms of techniques that involve the lenght of the bow, but the materials and size. I mean, the only difference is the lenght or there are more? I already have a 4/4 bow, wondering about doing some tests with shorter ones.

Thank you.

[BertKoor]

Yes, length is the only difference. So you reach the end of the bow earlier. So ffs why? Do you have short arms?

[Ksamphos]

I decided to try the Violin in the tenor violin (like a cello) position. But then I thought, well, If im trying it this way, why not add frets and use a shorter bow to be more comfortable? Thats my intent, not sure how it will be to add home made frets, but ill try.

[vurt]

why not use a plectrum?
be different

[Ksamphos]

Other day I was looking to buy a bowlback Mandolin and I found one that looked weird, but there was in the ad: "its with a violin bridge because it was being played with a bow" I realized many interesting things are done around that we wouldnt guess

[dellboy]

Hi,
Do you know If a 4/4 Violin can be played with a 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 Violin bow?

Im not asking in terms of techniques that involve the lenght of the bow, but the materials and size. I mean, the only difference is the lenght or there are more? I already have a 4/4 bow, wondering about doing some tests with shorter ones.

Thank you.

Why do you not want to use a standard bow ?

Are you trying to achieve different tones or something ?

I started to play the violin a few years back and it has taken me a long time to learn how to use the full length of the bow so why you would want to shorten a stroke is a little baffling.

But in answer to your question you can use whatever length of bow you want.

[BertKoor]

You say a large violin with frets? Those exist and go by the name Viola da Gamba.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viol

[Ksamphos]

Yes, but those are very expensive instruments made nowadays mostly by luthiers, unfortunately.

Dellboy, just for the comfort I guess, my aim is to try to have a violin with an ukulele sort of feel, you just rest, play a little bit...