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Thanks Beth. That is an inspiration. A few words (on why I chose violin and how I reached at your doorstep)

Im from India. As a child I liked singing but music got lost under tuitions and studies. After getting a job I got attracted to the singing quality of the violin. Later got addicted to Auer-s pupils (at that time I did not know this) like Mischa Elman, Nathan Milstein (one of my inspiration), Jascha Heifetz etc and others like Michael Rabin (my favourite), Itzhak, Pinchas, Joseph Szigeti, Sarah, Hilary, Midori (and list goes on and on) etc etc etc.

During this time, I noticed that each one of them is holding their bow in a slightly different manner. When I checked with my teacher, the answer I got was something like this
-the way I taught is the right way. anything else is not acceptable in my class-. But there was no explanation of why the fingers are arranged on top of the bow like the way it was.

That research led me to one of your youtube videos about the bow hold. I was awestruck by the minute details you went through and your close-up video explanation. I never had a second thought on joining violinlab after that.
The things I like the most in your teachings are, you never stop self updating and self correcting (your bow/violin holds and vibrato lessons). Always bring the latest (research backed) contents to students with detailed explanation.

Arun K