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 (18)
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Fine violin bows (5)
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Viola bows (7)
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Violin bows under $5,000 (41)
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Stock Korean bows
$ 60.00Stock Korean bows – available from 1/8- 4/4 size, with wooden frog – suitable for beginners
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Korean stock bows
$ 70.00Sturdy beginner bow with wooden frog. In 4/4, 3/4 and 1/2
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3/4 size bow Carbondix “Futura” Green Crystal
$ 133.00This is a strong, playable bow for a young advancing student.
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Vc55 Bondix* cello bow, Dictum, Germany
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Vc56 Bondix* cello bow, Dictum, Germany
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Va44, Va47 c:dix viola bow, Dictum, Germany
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C881600 series violin bow, “Dörfler” #9, Bubenreuth, Germany
$ 250.00The 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 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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C5011 “Carbondix***”, Dictum, Germany
$ 255.00Developed by the Dictum company, previously known as Gunther Dick, these well-made carbon-fibre rayon bows have a strong, stiff stick which, nonetheless, gives both flexibility and subtlety. The finish is very good and the value for money excellent.
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Va50 Carbondix*** Viola Dictum, Germany
$ 298.00Developed by the Dictum company, previously known as Gunther Dick, these well-made carbon-fibre rayon bows have a strong, stiff stick which, nonetheless gives both flexibility and subtlety. The finish is very good and the value for money excellent.
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C883000 series violin bow, “W. Dörfler” #15, Bubenreuth, Germany
$ 384.00The Dörfler family have owned and operated their bow making workshops in Northern Germany for four generations. They make a wide range of bows, from student models through to their “Master Bow” series. Bows stamped “W. Dörfler” have strong, pernambuco sticks and ebony frogs finished with attractive abalone slides and eyes.
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Vc54 Carbondix *** cello bow, Dictum Germany
$ 406.00Developed by the Dictum company, previously known as Gunther Dick, these well-made carbon-fibre rayon bows have a strong, stiff stick which, nonetheless, gives both flexibility and subtlety. The finish is very good and the value for money excellent.
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C230 European, unstamped, 7/8 size:
$ 485.00This bow has a brazilwood stick slightly shorter than the standard 4/4 length.
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C406 Violin bow Heinrich Gill, Bubenreuth, Germany, early twenty first century
$ 490.00While the Heinrich Gill workshops in Bubenreuth are primarily known for their violins, violas and cellos, they also produce very reliable, workmanlike bows. This octagonal pernambuco bow has Parisian eyes and has been freshly rehaired, as have all our showroom bows. Although it is slightly heavier than average, at 62.3 grams, it feels responsive in the hand, with good articulation and a warm sound.
Start sale price: $490.00
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C410 violin bow stamped “Bausch”, Germany, early twentieth century
$ 500.00“Bausch”, like “Tourte” and “Dodd”, is a commonly-used stamp among German “trade” bows of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This example has a well-selected pernambuco stick and feels light in the hand despite being only slightly under average weight. The stick is steady in legato passages and has a light, responsive spiccato.
Start sale price: $500.00
Bow weight: 59.3 grams
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C389 Stamped “Bausch”, Germany, early-mid twentieth century
$ 575.00Many German-manufactured bows from the early-to-mid-twentieth century are either branded “Tourte”, after the French “father” of modern bow making, or “Bausch” after Ludwig Bausch, the well-known German bow maker who championed Tourte’s style in Germany to such an extent he became known as the “German Tourte”. This bow, with its cleanly-cut pernambuco stick, is typical of the many thousands of good “Bausch” imitations. The weight is relatively low, and would suit a lightly-builted player or one who enjoys working with more subtlety of response.
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C419 violin bow stamped “Dodd”, Germany, late nineteenth or early twentieth century
$ 595.00As with violins, bows produced by the large manufacturing workshops in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Germany, were named after famous makers, “Tourte” being the most popular stamp. F.X. Tourte’s English contemporary, John Dodd’s identity was also frequently borrowed, as was that of another, later English maker, James Tubbs. This light, elegant bow draws a warm, creamy sound, and sits steadily on the string for fast legato strokes.
Start sale price: $595.00
Bow weight: 57.4 grams
