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Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

The F. Schaeffer bow making company, founded by Floriano Shaeffer, one of Brazils best bow makers, is situated in the city of Aracruz on the coast north of Rio de Janiero. It has established a name as one of a number of Brazilian workshops producing excellent student and professional grade bows from...

Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

Founded in 1974, the Ary France bow making workshops have been producing a wide range of violin, viola, cello and double bass bows in both Brazilwood and Pernambuco wood for almost 50 years.This elegant, gold-mounted violin bow, stamped A. Martin, is positioned at the very top of their range and wil...

The JonPaul workshops in Salt Lake City, Utah, are widely known for their pioneering, high-class carbonfibre bows, designed for advanced and advancing students. More recently they have expanded their range upwards, with a small team of three expert traditional bow makers creating fine master bows fr...

The 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 is a black carbonfibre bow with a fully lined, nickel silv...

Schumann bows with wooden brazilwood 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 carbonfibre counterparts, these Schumann bows have neatly-made ebony frogs fitted with Parisian eyes and nickel si...

The JonPaul bow workshops in Utah, USA, are famous for their pioneering carbonfibre bows. Recently, they have extended their range to include bows made for them by other workshops. While most of these new additions are less expensive carbonfibre student bows, they have also diversified into traditio...

Founded by Aegidius Drfler four generations ago, the Drfler workshops are still owned and operated by the Drfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows. Their #15 model bows, made from selected pernambuco, are designed for students advancing through the intermediate grades, and have a...

The Coda Bow workshop, based in the US, has been one of the pioneers of carbonfibre bow manufacture, focusing on the middle grade to advanced student range. This Diamond SX model bow has excellent playing characteristics, with a clean spiccato and sautill action which we feel is superior to other, m...

Since the mid 1990s, we have been importing good, reliable student bows from Korea. Their strong beechwood sticks and neatly finished fittings have proved to be very reliable and long-lasting, so much so that they are our go-to bow for our entire hire fleet, as well as our first recommendation for e...

The JonPaul bow workshops in Utah, USA, are famous for their pioneering carbonfibre bows. Recently, they have extended their range to include bows made for them by other workshops. While most of these new additions are less expensive carbonfibre student bows, they have also diversified into traditio...

These well-finished, silver-mounted, Chinese violin bows are marketed under the Schumann brand, although the sticks themselves are not stamped. The workmanship is very clean, and the pearl slides are particularly attractive. The sticks, made from ipe wood, a fine-grained alternative to pernambuco, a...

W.E. Hill and Sons, for a time one of the most authoritative and prestigious violin dealers in the world, also had their own workshops, making fine violins in the Anglo-French tradition, excellent bows, and luxury cases. Their bows came in several grades, distinguished by the stamp on the stick. Thi...

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 black or braided finishes we are used to seeing with this grade of carbon fibre bow.

The 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, JonPaul has started sourcing and distributing a range of bows for the student market. Their visually stunning Fusion bows blend technology and nature, ...

This fine, silver-mounted violin bow was made in Germany by R Hagerman from well-selected pernambuco wood. The workmanship is skilled and individualistic, with an elegant, narrow head finished with a sweeping upturn. The simple ebony frog is offset with an attractive, broad pearl slide. The octagonal stick gives the tone clarity, with a crisp articulation and spiccato.

The Utah workshops of JonPaul bows have played a major part in pioneering the development of good quality carbonfibre bows, and their Arpege model has been central to this journey. It was recently dropped from their catalogue as they added new styles, but such has been the outcry from violin shops a...

W.E. Hill and Sons became the most prestigious violin dealership in the UK from the late nineteenth century through to their closure in 1992. While they are rightly famous for their expertise in authentication, and for the high-quality violins handmade in their own workshops, it is arguably their bo...

The F. Schaeffer bow making company, situated in the city of Aracruz on the coast north of Rio de Janiero, is one of a number of Brazilian workshops producing excellent student and professional grade bows from sustainable pernambuco wood. The workmanship is skilled, clean and elegant, and the playab...

In contrast to many German bows stamped Dodd, the name of one of Englands most prominent bow makers, this intriguing, silver-mounted violin bow not only has superior playability but shows some awareness of Dodds making style, with its rounded head and slender stick. Despite its elegance, the bow wei...