An essential part of string playing is finding decent bow that suits your style, matches your instrument and feels effortless.
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Cello Bows under $5000 (16)
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Fine violin bows (4)
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Viola bows (8)
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Violin bows under $5,000 (40)
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Korean violin bows
$ 60.00Sturdy beginner bow with wooden frog. Available in 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 size.
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Korean cello bows
$ 70.00Sturdy beginner bow with wooden frog. Available for 4/4, 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 cello.
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Korean viola bows
$ 70.00Sturdy beginner bow with wooden frog. Available for full size viola.
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F.P.S. small size cello bows
$ 102.00F.P.S. student cello bows.
Available in 1/4, 1/8 and 1/10 size.
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Va72 Schumann, China, 2020
$ 110.00Schumann bows are made in China, both from wood and from carbon fibre. This model is their entry-level wooden bow, but despite its modest price it is very neatly made, with Parisian eyes, nickel-silver mounts and an exotically-patterned abalone slide. The stick is strong and reliable, drawing a warm, full sound, and articulating cleanly.
Start sale price: $110.00
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Vn236 “Schumann”, carbon fibre, China, 2020
$ 115.00“Schumann” carbon fibre bows are visually attractive, with cleanly-finished ebony frogs featuring Parisian eyes and colourful mother-of-pearl. The sticks share the now-common “tweed” style finish we see with many other carbon fibre bows of this value. The performance, especially in the context of the price, is a stand-out, with a clean, crisp spiccato, excellent articulation, even at the tip during fast string crossings, and a steady, smooth legato. All in all, a bow that’s hard to look past.
Available in 4/4 and 3/4 size.
Start sale price: $115.00
Bow weight: 58.0 grams
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Vc100, Schumann, China, 2020
$ 115.00Schumann bows are made in China, both from wood and from carbon fibre. This model is their entry-level wooden bow, but despite its modest price it is very neatly made, with Parisian eyes, nickel-silver mounts and an exotically-patterned abalone slide. The stick is strong and reliable, drawing a warm, full sound, and articulating cleanly.
Available for 4/4 and 3/4 cello.
Start sale price: $115.00
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Vn280 JonPaul “Noir” violin bow, USA
$ 165.00The Utah-based company JonPaul Bows has, over the years, made a name for itself as a workshop producing high-class carbon-fibre bows. More recently, it has also started sourcing and distributing selected bows for the student market. The “Noir” bows are well-priced for beginner students and those in the lower grades, providing a straightforward, reliable, strong and easy-to-play product.
With a weight of 59-59.5grams, these bows are comfortable in the hand for less experienced players.
This is a black carbon fibre bow that is fully lined with a nickel silver mounted Parisian eye.
Bow weight: 59.0-59.5 grams
Start sale price: $165.00
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Vn274 “Schumann” carbon fibre, China, 2020
$ 250.00“Schumann” carbon fibre bows are visually attractive with cleanly-finished ebony frogs featuring Parisian eyes and nickel silver mounts. This model has a dark red-brown stick, subtly flecked to look like pernambuco wood. As a result this well-performing bow has a far more traditional look than the more common “braided” or “tweed” style finishes we are used to seeing with this grade of carbon fibre bow.
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Vc88 C:Dix*
$ 260.00Developed by the Dictum Company, this is a strong and responsive carbon fibre bow.
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Vn254 “Dörfler” #7, Bubenreuth, Germany
$ 295.00The Brazilwood for these well-made student bows is Massaranduba, a particularly strong, hard species. As a result, the stick has very good playing characteristics for the price. The fully-lined African ebony frogs are finished with nickel mounts and pearl eyes. Founded by Aegidius Dörfler four generations ago, “Dörfler” is still owned and operated by the Dörfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows.
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Vn278 JonPaul “Fusion” violin bow, USA
$ 295.00The Utah-based company JonPaul Bows has, over the years, made a name for itself as a workshop producing high-class carbon-fibre bows. More recently, it has started sourcing and distributing bows for the student market, with a range that includes the “Fusion”. This line of bows is a blend, as they describe it, of technology and nature, a carbon-fibre core wrapped in a wooden sheath. The dual construction provides the strength and articulation we expect from carbon-fibre, along with additional warmth of tone, all for a very affordable price.
This carbon fibre bow has a pernambuco veneer, ebony frog with abalone eyes and slide and a three-piece adjuster.
Bow weight: 59.0-59.5 grams
Start sale price: $295.00
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C467 “J. La Salle”, China, early twenty first century
$ 300.00Lower grade Chinese student bows are, on the whole, vastly better-made than they were thirty or forty years ago. Frogs are neatly finished and almost always of ebony, lappings and thumb leathers are tidy and protected by clear plastic sleeves, and the sticks and heads are evenly and often skilfully carved. The major point of difference is in the wood of the stick: a large proportion are made from a very fine-grained species of Chinese beech wood. The better bows, however, are of pernambuco. This cello bow is a good example, with a strong, straight, pernambuco stick, a good camber and nicely executed octagonal facets.
Start sale price: $300.00
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“Dörfler” #8, Bubenreuth, Germany
$ 315.00The Brazilwood for these well-made student bows is Massaranduba, a particularly strong, hard species. As a result, the stick has very good playing characteristics for the price. The fully-lined African ebony frogs are finished with nickel mounts and elegant Parisian eyes. Founded by Aegidius Dörfler four generations ago, “Dörfler” is still owned and operated by the Dörfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows.
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Vn263 “Dörfler” #7A, Bubenreuth, Germany
$ 325.00The Brazilwood for these well-made student bows is Massaranduba, a particularly strong, hard species. As a result, the stick has very good playing characteristics for the price. The fully-lined African ebony frogs are finished with nickel mounts and pearl eyes. The stick is octagonal. Founded by Aegidius Dörfler four generations ago, “Dörfler” is still owned and operated by the Dörfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows.
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Vc102 “Dörfler” #6A, Bubenreuth, Germany
$ 340.00The Brazilwood for these well-made student bows is Massaranduba, a particularly strong, hard species. As a result, the stick has very good playing characteristics for the price. The African ebony frogs are finished with nickel mounts and pearl eyes. The stick is octagonal. Founded by Aegidius Dörfler four generations ago, “Dörfler” is still owned and operated by the Dörfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows.
