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 (19)
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Fine violin bows (5)
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Viola bows (10)
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Violin bows under $5,000 (46)
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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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Vn268 “Schumann”, beech wood, China
$ 95.00“Schumann” bows with wooden sticks are an excellent model for entry level and lower grade players who prefer a traditional look and feel at a very affordable price. Like their carbon fibre counterparts, these Schumann bows have neatly-made ebony frogs fitted with Parisian eyes and nickel silver mounts, and their sticks are well-shaped and cleanly finished. A bi-coloured, imitation whalebone lapping completes an attractive, inexpensive bow.
Available for 4/4, 3/4 and 1/2 violin.
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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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Vc85 Bondix cello bow
$ 149.00Developed by the Dictum Company, these entry level student bows are made from black carbonfibre.
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3/4 Vc98 “Schumann”, carbon fibre, China, 2020
$ 149.00“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 3/4 cello size.
Start sale price: $149.00
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1/2 Dictum Brazilwood cello bow
$ 165.00These Brazilwood cello bows are a step up from our Korean bows, and weigh a little on the heavier side. They best suit an advancing beginner student.
Available in 1/2 size.
$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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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.
