The bow right is very nice to help you learn a correct movement of the bow. Getting the bow between the fingerboard and bridge was difficult for me at first but I learned it in time. It is actually something hard for a beginner like me which is something I though would be easy. The clicking you hear when you try to bow as the bow touches the bow right is annoying but at least you know you aren't bowing straight with a long bow. It is really simple to use and put on your violin and using it is even simpler. The bow right seems like it would be good for younger students as well. I don't teach or anything but a beginner like me is benefiting so odds are another would too.I know there are plenty of violin purist who would be against this b/c I use to think like one. Though there is nothing wrong with being a purist but not everyone can pick up on things as easy as others. I have a three year old with autism and hope someday to get her learning the violin and so I know this would be a help for her as well. The problem with me not having a teacher is correction but items like this will help the self teaching process. The violin is already difficult enough for me to learn being twenty six years old with two kids but items like this are always welcome to me. This will work for some people and not for others and I am glad this one will help me.

As an adult student just starting out, my number one problem has been being able to keep my bow on the right part of the strings. I thought I would try this out. My instructor has decided to reserve his opinion for right now. He is a little afraid that I may become dependent on it. We have decided to just use it for warm ups for a while to see if it help to improve muscle memory. The hope is that it will reduce my habit of bow travel and teach me to control the bow better. After a week, I am seeing a slight improvement. I will update in a month or two with whether or not it is really helpful.Regarding the connectors that I have read about. Yes they are hard plastic. They have a groove in them which allows for mounting on the seam on the bottom of the violin. While I do have a student model violin ($100 for violin, case, rosin, bow, etc...) I have not seen any damage to my instrument so far. I suspect that this is one of those items that I will only use for a little while to correct a problem. I do not intend to still be using it when I progress enough to purchase a more expensive instrument, so for me the damage concerns are minimal. I see this item as a training tool that I will not use forever. I suspect it is going to be a great asset at this early stage in my musical development.UPDATE:I have been using this for a few weeks now and it has greatly improved my technique. I would definitely recommend for learners who are having difficulty keeping their bow in the correct position. I practice about half the time with it and half without so that I do not become dependent on it.For those who are concerned about scratches here is an experience I had this weekend that may help:I left my violin sitting in its open case on a counter with the Bow-right still attached. My German shepherd (trying to see out of the nearby window) knocked it off and the violin landed face down under the case. This fall caused the Bow-right to be pushed down on the violin to where the metal over the strings were actually touching the strings. (They are usually around 2 inches above the strings) I was mortified. I just knew that the violin was ruined or at the very least all scratched up. To my surprise the violin was fine. There were also no scratches caused by the Bow-right being knocked out of its grooves and pushed down onto the violin. I was a little concerned with the brackets scratching the instrument when I first received it, but at least in my case this appears not to be an issue. I also recently took my violin with me on a trip so that I could practice during down time. (So lots of putting the Bow-right on and taking it off) So far no scratches. Since I am new to the violin, I don't know much about the more expensive instruments, but the apparatus has not caused any damage to my instrument. I would definitely do this again.

The Bow-Right is a very useful tool. I've been playing the guitar for 15+ years and have just started learning the violin. My left hand feels right at home due to my extensive experience on the guitar but my bow hand is a different story.My goal at this point is keeping my bow straight. I tried looking in the mirror but I just don't like it and I can't read music while doing it. The bow right really works well and it forces you to bow straight. This would be a 5 star item but it could damage your finish if you're not careful when putting it on. The plastic that attaches to the violin has no padding. Once it's on it's fairly safe but I wish the manufacturer would address this issue but until they do I came up with my own easy fix. Below is what I did.The fix:Get some thick double sided tape. Only remove one side of the tape backing and stick it on the inside part of Bow-Right (the side that rests on the violin). Make sure you don't remove the backing from the other side of the tape- you don't want the tape to stick on the violin. The tape makes for a great cushion since it's soft and thick and it won't fall off the bow right. You still need to be careful but this helps a lot and only takes a minute to do.

Easy to put on and off, it fits my daughter’s 1/8 violin nicely.

I wish I had bought this years ago. It is a work of genius. It fits the mid section of the violin. Mine came without the elastic, but I don't need elastic to keep it on. It does NOT harm the violin in any way. It packs flat into the violin case. It guides your bow hand so that you can't pull a bad sound from the violin. No more screechy, scratchy notes! If you practice with it, you remember proper bow hand position later, so that at a lesson or performance, you can take it off and still do well. Reasonably priced and durable. This should be standard issue for all violin students. Buy this product, you will not regret it.

I bought one for my daughters violin thinking that it would help her as she’s very young. Well it did not fit it was to large (and yes I ordered the correct size) the rubber band as many has stated does not stretch well but even after installation it would not stay in place and actually scratched the sides of the violin so I do not recommend using it with a good violin. my 70+ year old violin is now scratched on both sides because of this crap. And when I tried to adjust it the device pushed on the strings and bridge effecting the ability to play