Sparkly Pink Things 4 Strings CelloPhant Cello / (French-style bow) Bass Bow Hold Teaching Aid Accessory

During Covid I am teaching cello lessons via zoom meeting. For beginner students it is really hard to fix bow hold and posture. I bought one for myself to put on a second bow for demo purposes and have had several students purchase them.Wow! What a difference. Students have a really nice bow hold in 1-2 lessons so we can move on to other things. This is something that can take months without the cellophant. You do still have to work with them and show them some details like having a bent thumb, having the middle finger touch the elephant’s toes, and having a relaxed hand. But it is soooo much faster (and cuter) with the cellophant.

Perfect if u need to learn how to properly hold a cello bow as I did. Was just the thing I needed to get me over the learning curve.

I like this a lot.The only downside to it is if you have been playing for a long time, it will take a bit to get used to it. And the fact that you have to take your frog off to get it on is a pain. Since I wanted to practice more than the five minutes it took for my hand to start bothering me with it I was putting it on, playing, then taking it off for a while. A couple of times it has gotten stuck and the last time I took it off it actually pulled a sliver of wood off the bow (not noticeable at all with the frog on) which of course, lodged itself in my finger.Wish I had a crappy bow to put this on and leave on. I guess it gives me an excuse to buy the new bow I've been eyeing.

As an adult student, this crazy pink elephant has been very helpful. It took the cramp out of my hand and thumb that I was experiencing in trying to hold the bow correctly. It also adds weight to the bow, so it makes it easier to get a richer sound out of my cello. It is bigger than I expected, and, at least on my bow (which is a cheap one) it makes tightening and loosening the bow more difficult as the rubberiness of the elephant keeps the frog from moving as easily as it did without the elephant on it. Overall, I am glad I bought it. Not sure how long I will need it or use it, but for where I am right now in my cello lessons it is helpful.

I am a 21 year old music education student. I've been playing cello since fourth grade. I recently had the opportunity to begin teaching cello lessons to a beginner student. Like many students, mine wanted to hold the bow incorrectly. Anyways, I thought this cellophant might be a good purchase as I had read some positive reviews about it. I received my cellophant in the mail today and promptly put it on my bow to try it out. I must say I was very disappointed. Perhaps it's because I have rather large hands and the cellophant is designed for smaller hands. Applying the cellophant and holding it the way it's designed creates what appears to be a good bow grip. However, it does not allow me to apply much weight to the string. It also allows less flexibility of the wrist and adds excess weight to the frog. What good is a correct bow hold if the wrong wrist motion is reinforced?Perhaps the problems I have with it are because it's not designed for my size of hand, but I still can't put my endorsement on it. As much as I wanted to use it in my lesson with my student I don't think I will because it doesn't feel right to me.Edit: I tried the cellophant with my student and she still found a way to hold it wrong. Like with a regular bow hold I could set her hand so that she was holding it right but over time she still reverted to incorrect bow hold. I've had much more success reading material for cello instructors and finding ways of just repeating the process of forming a good bow hold in our lessons.

I am an adult with a disabled right hand. I have greatly decreased grip strength. The Cellophant allows me to hold the bow and play! I've tried various aids. For me, this is the one that works.

My 1st choice is for students to build the muscle to hold their bows without a prop. However, I run a 'premie' class for very tiny ones. And though they begin the class without this, I think it's a fine teaching aid for the super young. Their dexterity is still developing. And the grip helps with placement and relaxation. Give them a perfect bow hold.I like it for my highly collapsable fingers! I'm double jointed and the either collapse with tension or lock. So this relaxes the finger that likes to lock. And keeps my thumb joint from inverting when gripping. Though I can manage without it, I am so much more relaxed with it. Cello is not my primary instrument, so I have not built the muscles around the bow hold from very young. But I am a music educator who can play the cello. ;)

I believe that having a CelloPhant is the second best thing when not having someone to teach me how to hold the cello bow correctly. I also appreciate the person who posted a video recording version about how to use this product. Lastly, it took me a few minutes to figure out how to replace the pencil, which came with the CelloPhant, with the cello bow. Here is one suggestion I have: whoever decided to sell CelloPhant could add other writing products like a pen or mechanical pencil if they are big enough to fit the pencil-sized small hole. I am sure that will be a little more expensive. But I believe that it's going to be worth it.

It initially helped with getting the correct posture for the hand. However with my larger (adult) hands it was tricky to use. Also, once I removed the cellophant, my cello began to produce a much deeper and nicer sound. So I would recommend it if you have the money to spare, but it is not necessarily worth how much it costs, as you will get about a months use out of it.

This is BRILLIANT. It really helps my arthritic fingers to hold the bow, I now have a blue one and a black one for different bows, and I love elephants!

Great item for our little girl who was struggling with her bow hold.

Don't waste your money on this

46 years old and bored of the pandemic and all the restrictions so I decided to learn the cello. Due to weak hands and arthritis I have really struggled with my bow hold, which resulted in scratchy screeches.The first time I used this there was a notable improvement in my bowing technique. No more scratching and speaks so I am able to focus on my arm movements and my hold.