This video  is a demontration of the two techniques I have developed thus far, as the bridge of a song that otherwise, is a standard fingertsyle solo guitar tune. The first half of said bridge is a long sustained note (which a guitar cannot do) counterpointed by a tapped ostinado. The second is a bowed melody counterpointed by plucked chords with the thumb, middle and ring fingers.

I had this idea in my head as to it's fuction and the first application months before I purchased a bow and began to work it out. Once I had something presentable, I showed it to some local musicians (in spoakne Wa) thiniking I am onto something. One player agreed and began to work with a bow in his own music.

Most folks I have talked to though, have said not to get to stoked on the whole thing, as it's been done. What is significant is the fact that done implies you started something, and worked on it until it is DONE. Others have used a bow on a guitar (most notably Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.) Most that have put a bow to a guitar have only flirted with it, not seeing what could really be done with it, and developing it.

The idea of a guitar as a bowed instrument goes back to the renaissance. But what develpoed then was bassicly varied sized six tring cellos. There is a project called the guitarviol that is essentially a true hybrid (though more a violin like guitar than a guitar like violin.) This instrument is realy exciting because it means others in the filed of guitar are aware of the true versitily of the instrument, and are working to tap into it.