Fiddlerman Black Carbon Fiber Weave Violin Bow Copper Mounted Ebony Frog Made With Unbleached Siberian Horse Hair 4/4

I bought this as a backup bow for when my good one is being rehaired. I went for Fiddlerman as I figured it was a 'safe' choice for a bow I wasn't able to try out before buying. It arrived in good condition (just one loose hair). I'm very happy with what it can do, close to my good pernambuco bow (worth over £1000) and tone seems ok. Certainly seems worth more than £100.

I bought a beginner (hint) set from Yamaha - and while the violin was beautiful the Rosin and bow was not. I obviously didn't know this at the time (hint = I'm a beginner) and I almost gave up the violin! Producing a sound was really difficult, especially coupled with learning wrist motions, arm, and shoulder movements + finger placements. It occurred to me to switch the bow! It got here and I used the same rosin that came with the Yamaha set, and I almost gave up on rosing it as well! It just wouldn't STICK! Then I threw all my faith into the rosin that came with my very first set (it cost total of $110), which turned out to be VASTLY superior to the one that came with the Yamaha set for 8x the cost. This bow took the rosin like a champ and produced WAYY better sound. My joy and enthusiasm for taking up the violin is back and I'm excited to focus on other things besides pressing the bow hard enough (now it just glides). To all the other fellow beginners out there, this bow is great! Very little bouncing and looks very nice. But just as important is the rosin so don't forget to pick some up!

I im very satisfied ty very much

Der Bogen liegt gut in der Hand und erzeugt einen satten und warmen Ton. Eher etwas auf der schweren Seite daher sicher auch sehr gut geeignet für Anfänger und Musiker die weniger virtuose Stellen spielen dafür aber Wert auf viel Grip und einen satten Ton legen. Auch für 5 saitige Geigen sehr gut da er seine Stärke auf den dunkleren Saiten besonders entfaltet. Mir fehlte ein wenig die Obertöne und der Gesang in den hohen Lagen, wie bei günstigeren Carbonbögen oft der Fall, aber für den Preis ist es trotzdem ein super Carbonbogen mit tollem Klang und guten Spieleigenschaften. Für Fiddle-Musik perfekt.

This bow is absolutely amazing! I am not an expert by any means, just a beginner violin player but here is what I have found out after playing with my new bow for the first time: I have a wooden bow which came with my violin and it is a good make. I also have a carbon fiber bow ( £ 50 range, bought from a music shop). When I played with these bows I always lost my right-hand technique after a while and shortened my practice not because of the left hand, but annoyingly enough I wasn't able to maintain the right bow technique after about an hour. I don't know if it was the weight of the bow, or simply the shape of it which made it difficult. Yesterday my new Fidlerman bow arrived very well packed. It is sooo light, it is like a feather and it is made in such a way, that allows comfortable hold. My control and sound improved drastically and I played over 2 hours with no problems at all (would have played more if it wasn't so late at night) Well worth the money! It looks very good too.