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Florian Schaeffer, one of Brazil’s best bow makers, founded his bow making workshop in the city of Aracruz on the coast north of Roi de Janiero, producing professional and student bows for the international market.This beautifully crafted cello bow is made with highly-selected pernambuco, with lar...

Hubert Chanon was born in Mcon, France and received his first training as a luthier under renowned violin maker Jean-Frédéric Schmitt in Lyon, before learning bow making in the workshop of acclaimed US archetier William Salchow. Chanon established his own workshop in Canada in 1978, and has sold o...

Archet is a Japanese bow making workshop which produces fine violin, viola, cello, and double bass bows, in the French bow making tradition, and modelled on master makers Tourte, Peccatte, and Sartory, of which this "Sonore" cello bow is a fine example.The octagonal stock is made from well-selected ...

JonPaul Bows, based in Salt Lake City, with a good supply of 30-50 year old, ethically-sourced pernambuco wood, they have recently launched into the upper end of the handmade wooden bow market with bows produced by their own team of highly-skilled archetiers (they have been leading makers of high-en...

JonPaul Bows, based in Salt Lake City, with a good supply of 30-50 year old, ethically-sourced pernambuco wood, they have recently launched into the upper end of the handmade wooden bow market with bows produced by their own team of highly-skilled archetiers (they have been leading makers of high-en...

This attractive cello bow made in the French "Peccatte" tradition was handmade in China for the advanced student market. The bow is very well balanced, and sits steadily on the string, with good articulation and spiccato, and drawing a warm, characterful sound.

Marco Raposo’s bows are made in his workshop high in the mountains of Brazil, using a blend of French and German styles and techniques. The workshop has a commitment to the sustainable harvesting of pernambuco wood. In the wild, the species is an endangered tropical hardwood and has been the focus...

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...

Utah-based JonPaul Bows has made a name for itself as a pioneer workshop producing high-class carbonfibre bows. More recently, it has also started sourcing and distributing selected bows for the student market from other independent workshops. In our opinion, their “Noir" bows are a standout serie...

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...

“Schumann" brazilwood bows provide an excellent entry level wooden bow to our range at a very affordable cost. The workmanship and finish are equal to bows selling at a much higher price, with cleanly carved sticks and attractive nickel-mounted ebony frogs inlaid with Parisian eyes. The brazilwood...

“Schumann" VcSCB carbonfibre bows are visually appealing, with cleanly-finished ebony frogs featuring Parisian eyes and colourful mother-of-pearl inlays. The sticks have an attractive, dark grey “braided" finish that is increasingly familiar to devotees of carbonfibre technology. The performance...

These cleanly made Asian cello bows are a great choice for entry level students. The round sticks are made from Asian beechwood species, and despite the use of non-traditional materials, they can give a surprising amount of player satisfaction at an extremely low price. We are so delighted with their quality and value for money, we use these bows extensively throughout our own hire fleet.

The JonPaul bow workshops in Utah, USA, helped to pioneer the carbonfibre revolution in contemporary bow making, producing a wide range of beautifully-finished and durable bows. Their Corona range was developed after much consultation with string players and violin dealers, with the aim of producing...

The workshop of Coda Bows, based in the US, has been one of the pioneers of carbon fibre bow manufacture, focusing on the middle grade to advanced student range. The “Diamond GX" model bow has very good playing characteristics, with an excellent spiccato and sautillé action which we feel is super...