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Carbon fiber bows vs. traditional wooden bows?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Nate Tabor Mar 24.
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Yep, or perhaps if you like in a humid climate, say Bangkok Thailand or New Orleans ;) - In this regard I have had several rather beautiful bows warp from the humidity. Also a fine viola simply melted apart like ice cream. Things are better in high…
On the whole, I would say that Nate is right. However, I think the advantage of the carbon fiber bow is that it makes a great secondary bow for when your number one bow is in the shop.
I have had mostly bad experiences with these bows. General rule with anything regarding strings: wood is always better. ;)
I have had a Coda violin bow for a number of years and I'm really happy with it. it cost about three hundred dollars I think. I forget which model it is but I think the only difference between the models is the appointments. I regularly switch back…
Isn't there another good reason for using carbon fiber bows? It reduces the demand for trees from endangered forests in the Amazon.
Thanks! I'll look into that! :)
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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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
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