What factors affect bow quality and price?

 - wood quality and species

 - balance

 - weight

 - stick strength and resiliance

 - stick straightness and camber

 - bowing "feel" and  response

 - hair type and quality grade

 - craftsmanship and aesthetic appearance

 - tone produced

 - quality grade and metal type of frog mountings

 - decorative aspects of frog and screw

 - when and where it was made and by whom

 - Age and condition / repair history

bows

We stock bows in a varied range of prices and player levels, both wood and carbon / synthetic construction.  Our bows are our primarily in the $50 to $1000 range and should meet the needs of the beginner to semi-professional musicians.  Most of our bows are for the violin, although have a limited inventory of viola and cello bows.  All of our bows are haired with genuine, premium, unbleached horse hair.  We offer fast and professional bow rehairing for violin, viola, cello, viola da gamba, and bass bows

Core Select Series Braided Carbon Fiber, fully lined frog, nickel, Chinese: $135

Century Strings Fiberglass  $60

Century Strings Carbon Fiber $89

Century Strings Select Brazilwood, Silver -  $125

Century Strings BVL 40, Pernambuco -  $250

Century Strings BVL 45, Pernambuco -  $350

Jon Paul Pernambuco - $590

Jon Paul Carbon Graphite  "BRAVO" - $377

Jon Paul Carbon Graphite "CORONA"  - $550

Core 600 Series Carbon/Pernambuco  - $175

Knoll Pernambuco 305K, nickel, octagonal, German - $700

Knoll Pernambuco 343, silver 2-star, round, German - $1200

Marc Raposo Pernambuco, nickel mounted, Brazil - $600

Francois Mouton Pernambuco (USED), Octagonal, France - $600

Vintage German Pernambuco, Octagonal, no stamp - $700

Vintage August Prell, Round, Germany - $550

Luan Ruy Pernambuco, (USED) $550

Vintage L.Bausch, Leipzig - $800

CodaBow Prodigy, Nickel mounted -  $311.00

CodaBow Diamond NX, nickel mounted - $387.00

CodaBow Diamond SX, silver mounted - $535.50

CodaBow Diamond GX, gold mounted - $803.00
CodaBow Luma, nickel mounted - $536.00

CodaBow Marquise GS - $1295

viola

Select Brazilwood, fully lined frog, octagonal, Chinese - $70

Carbon fiber, Chinese - $99

CLOSED MONDAY AUG 20 - MONDAY AUG 27