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Michelle Millier
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  • Woodbridge, CA
  • United States
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Carbon fiber bows vs. traditional wooden bows?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Michelle Millier 16 hours ago.

 

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Thanks! I'll look into that! :)
16 hours ago
I think that having a carbon fiber bow is definitely a plus, especially as a second bow. It has the benefit of a better spiccato; easy to handle and care; harder to break :) The coda bow diamond NX is pretty good. I don't think is worthy to spend mo…
17 hours ago
Camber (the curve in the stick) and graduations (the taper from frog to tip) will have more to do with that undesireable bounce than carbon vs wood.
February 22
I was wondering, is one material less bouncy in the middle than another? Or does the bow's weight contribute to the bounce? My technique isn't the greatest, but it's getting better. But when the bow starts to bounce in the middle of the stick, parti…
February 11
Well, carbon fiber bows are not necessarily lighter than wooden bows, nor do fiddlers particularly prefer them (speaking as a fiddler, myself, with lots of fiddling friends). Arcus bows, which I like very much, are light. The designer had Mozart in…
February 11
I have two carbon fiber bows. One is a braided carbon fiber Stannton, which is sold locally by Atlantic Violin Supplies, and the other is a Cadenza, sold by Eastman. I have one pernambuco bow for my viola and a couple of other bows kicking around.…
February 10
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I've been thinking lately about getting a carbon fiber bow for my violin after trying one out at my local music store. I was wondering what others thought about them and if they would recommend them. I usually play classical music and orchestral mus…
February 5
My favorite violinists would have to be Rachel Barton Pine, Hilary Hahn, and Janine Jansen. I recently saw Rachel Barton Pine play the Baber violin concerto with the Stockton Symohony last October, and it was one of the best interpretations I've hea…
February 5
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September 3, 2009
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February 9, 2009

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My Instrument(s)
Violin, other
My involvement with string music
Amateur Musician, Music Student
Music I like to play
Traditional, Bluegrass/folk, Broadway/show tunes, Classical, Opera
Music I like to listen to
Traditional, Early music, Bluegrass/folk, Broadway/show tunes, Classical, Opera, Rock
I'm looking for people to play music with
Yes
Where I like to play
Chamber ensemble, chamber orchestra, soloist, symphony
My involvement with Strings magazine
purchase individual copies
My involvement with allthingsstrings.com
sometimes visit
My favorite website for community
http://www.facebook.com
My favorite website for music and instrument shopping
http://www.watermelonmusic.com/
My favorite website for music to hear
http://www.youtube.com
My favorite website for music to play
http://www.sharmusic.com

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At 6:26pm on September 3, 2009, Ruth Brons said…
Hi Michelle,

A bit belated, but….
Welcome to the All Things Strings community!

Ruth Brons
Inventor of Bow Hold Buddies[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for violin/viola, and
CelloPhant[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for cello
www.things4strings.com
 
 

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