Black Carbon Fiber Weave Violin Bow 4/4

Having ventured into the world of electric violin, I wanted to try a carbon fiber bow, but I didn’t want to spend a small fortune. I’m very pleased with this bow. It is nicely made and responsive and it pairs well with the electric violin. As an added bonus, I don’t mind traveling with it or playing in environments in which I would not wish to expose my other, pernambuco bows. A great value with a nice balance to my hand.

I bought a beginner (hint) set from Yamaha - and while the violin was beautiful the Rosin and bow was not. I obviously didn't know this at the time (hint = I'm a beginner) and I almost gave up the violin! Producing a sound was really difficult, especially coupled with learning wrist motions, arm, and shoulder movements + finger placements. It occurred to me to switch the bow! It got here and I used the same rosin that came with the Yamaha set, and I almost gave up on rosing it as well! It just wouldn't STICK!Then I threw all my faith into the rosin that came with my very first set (it cost total of $110), which turned out to be VASTLY superior to the one that came with the Yamaha set for 8x the cost.This bow took the rosin like a champ and produced WAYY better sound. My joy and enthusiasm for taking up the violin is back and I'm excited to focus on other things besides pressing the bow hard enough (now it just glides).To all the other fellow beginners out there, this bow is great! Very little bouncing and looks very nice. But just as important is the rosin so don't forget to pick some up!

* The bow is lighter than the Brazilian wood bows I have used. When I tighten the bow I can feel that the screw turns smoother than my other bows. I just need to adjust my bow strokes when in the G string because of the lighter weight of the bow.* Because of the light weight of the bow there is a feeling that it is fragile. There is a tendency for me to play "soft" and gentle. My teacher when he used it was not as gentle as I was and he said he can extract many nuances and color from it.* I tried using this on an electric violin and I feel that the steel strings are better controlled with a heavier bow.

It is a really good bow for beginners I totally recommend it I do not recommend it for professional players but it is a very good beginner bow

There are two hairs that do not connect to the other end and one hair is loose when the bow is tighten, the leather grip smells like plastic. But it is a carbon bow that don’t cost few hundreds so just a reminder for people want to purchase this bow, do not expect excellent build quality from this bow.

This is not the fiddlerman original bow. I bought the fiddlerman bow recently with the same price i\and it looked a lot different. This bow is heavier than the original fiddlerman and also feels so heavier and harder to maintain balance on it. I don’t recommend it for beginners.

The media could not be loaded. El arco es bellísimo. Buen peso y precio. lamentablemente llegó defectuoso (curvo) y tuve que regresarlo. En cuanto lo pongan en venta de nuevo lo compraría otra vez,espero correr con mejor suerte.

We got this as a slight step up over the ever popular Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber bow (this is the Carbon Fiber “WEAVE”). The advanced intermediate fiddler this was purchased for found the bow to be “lively and fun”. Coming from fiberglass and inexpensive wooden bows this bow was found to be much more responsive and complimented his playing. A couple hairs did break the first day but otherwise the hair seemed to have nice “bite” and took rosin well. The tension adjustment operated smoothly and had more than adequate range of adjustment. The bow has been played daily for about a month now and there has been no issue. All in all this a great deal on a decent bow with nice fit and finish.