Product Dimensions | 73.66 x 1.27 x 2.54 cm; 60 Grams |
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Item Model Number | Fid-8826 |
Compatible Devices | Fiddle, Violin |
Material Type | Nickel plating, Mother of pearl, Siberian horse hair, Carbon fiber |
Size | 4/4 |
Item Weight | 60 g |
Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber Violin Bow 4/4
- Fiddlerman Handmade Carbon Fiber Violin Bow
- Quality Mongolian Horse Hair
- Nicely Decorated Copper Mounted Ebony Frog
- Great Balance and Weight Distribution
- Nice Arch with Good Bounce and Action
Product Information
Size:4/4Technical Details
Additional Information
ASIN | B00K0NZQHY |
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Customer Reviews |
5.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank |
5,252 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
7 in String Instrument Bows |
Date First Available | 1 May 2018 |
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Product description
We have tested hundreds of affordable violin bows and chosen this as our favorite. The Fiddlerman bow is the best deal on any violin bow in this price, satisfaction guaranteed. In our opinion, much better than any inexpensive Pernambuco violin bow! Weight is approximately 60 grams. This Black Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber Violin Bow is manufactured to replicate the perfect weight and curve of an expensive Pernambuco wood bow. If you're spending less than four times this amount on a bow, we recommend you go with a Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber Bow. Anything short of a quality wood bow will most likely not give you the right weight distribution or curve. We prefer this bow over the Presto Violin Bows. Many times better than the lasalle violin bows, of course. Perfect violin bow upgrade if you have purchased a Kremona, Stentor, Mendini, or Cecilio outfit. High quality hand made Fiddlerman carbon fiber composite violin bow. Nicely decorated copper mounted ebony frog. Quality Mongolian horse hair. Great balance. Very nice arch with good bounce and action. Rosin has never touched this bow. Use your own favorite violin rosin. Full size violin bow 4/4 Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber Violin Bow Black Violin Bow.
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I compared this bow to three other bows, and admittedly some of the comparisons weren't fair. I used a student-level Erich Steiner bow, an intermediate Josef Schuster pernambuco bow, and a fine pernambuco bow. The results were not what I expected. This bow outperformed the Steiner bow, hands down. What surprised me was when it outperformed the Schuster bow as well--I did not expect that. This bow had less bow hiss, and better handling. While a good bite could be gotten from either bow, it was easier with this bow.
The fine bow did outperform this bow. That I would have expected. I was surprised to realize that, unless you are willing to spend several times what this bow costs, you are probably better off with this bow. I used this bow only for several days' worth of practice, and found that when I returned to my fine bow, I could handle it better, and it was easier to achieve the sound and techniques I wanted.
The only negative I found with this bow was that it arrived with broken hairs--somewhere between 3 and 6 if memory serves. I just clipped them close to the ends and didn't worry too much about them. If the bow continues to lose hair, I'll adjust my review accordingly.
For any student, this bow is a step up from what likely came with your instrument. This also makes a great backup bow, practice bow, or bow for outdoor or otherwise unpredictable performance venues where you wouldn't want to take your fine bow.
Update 6/10/2016--This bow has been in daily use since its arrival, and has become my go-to bow for most practice sessions. I haven't had any further trouble with hair loss. I have also noticed that the bow tends to hold rosin longer than my other bows; it doesn't need to be rosined as often and produces less dust when it does. Still happy!

Update: I was initially using a light colored rosin that came with my violin and I think was a cheap product and produced a lot of dust. On Fiddlerman's suggestion, I tried their bow again and used a dark rosin (D'Addario Kaplan Artcraft Rosin, Dark) which worked amazingly well. The new bow with the recommend rosin has been excellent, and the sound is great. Very happy with it.

This was intended to replace a bow that came with a student outfit (Stentor II). The Stentor bow was...ok, I guess, but it just didn't have a balanced feel to it, which wasn't a surprise.
I think the packaging bears mention, though there is a fine line mentioning that in an Amazon review. I was disappointed that it was only secured in the box with some crumpled up paper. The bow was rattling about in the box some, but fortunately this is a strong bow (how strong? Check out Fiddlerman's video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOjs84ShSp0) and it didn't seem the worse for wear. Still, I'd prefer that it were packed a little more securely.
The bow I received was a little different than the photos...the "Fiddlerman" name is simply engraved, no gold to it or anything. However, it was in good shape. I have to say, when I picked it up it seemed much lighter than the bow it was replacing, so much so that I had to weigh it. Nope, came in right around 60 grams. That's what proper balance is going to get you...the bow is going to feel much lighter than it actually is. I found it quite easy to hold with no pinkie strain at all.
I decided to go dark rosin with this bow, and though the hair was not pre-rosined (really, thanks Fiddlerman for that...I like to be able to pick my own rosin) it only took me about five minutes to get it all set up. And then, heart in my mouth, I drew some notes.
Wow.
In the back of my mind throughout this process, I confess to thinking "how good can this thing *really* be?" Had I fallen for a gimmick and cheap marketing talk? Am I doomed to wander the Earth forever in search of a decent, reasonably priced bow? Well, it's pretty darned good and there is nothing oversold about this bow. It's balanced. it's agile. The weight is appropriate and drawing it is effortless. In short, it's a dream to use, and before I knew it, a half hour had passed with me just jamming on the violin. That's when I knew I could not give this to my kid.
Or at least...I'd have to get another one. After all, if you're going to learn, why not learn with a great bow?
I don't know how I found this bow. Honestly I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to these things and wasn't looking for a bow made of space-age materials. But found it I did, and I couldn't be happier with this. It's a very good bow.

Curiosity got the better of me when I saw a bow on eBay for $20 that looked identical to the Fiddlerman bow. Long story short, they're not the same. They appear to have the same frog and endpin, similar winding, but the bow and hair are not the same. The eBay bow weighs 60g and the hair was yellow (perhaps with age?). You can tell the difference visually in the different shape of the tips. The Fiddlerman has a nice weight near the frog when you play. The eBay bow feels a little more evenly distributed. Honestly, I'm not experienced enough to know the correct weight distribution of a bow, but I can feel a difference, and I'm willing to trust that Fiddlerman's bow is 'correct.'
One last point is that some carbon fiber bow makers advertised the percentage carbon fiber vs resin and plastic on their bows. I'd love to know the percentage for the Fiddlerman.

Reviewed in the United States on 30 October 2017
Curiosity got the better of me when I saw a bow on eBay for $20 that looked identical to the Fiddlerman bow. Long story short, they're not the same. They appear to have the same frog and endpin, similar winding, but the bow and hair are not the same. The eBay bow weighs 60g and the hair was yellow (perhaps with age?). You can tell the difference visually in the different shape of the tips. The Fiddlerman has a nice weight near the frog when you play. The eBay bow feels a little more evenly distributed. Honestly, I'm not experienced enough to know the correct weight distribution of a bow, but I can feel a difference, and I'm willing to trust that Fiddlerman's bow is 'correct.'
One last point is that some carbon fiber bow makers advertised the percentage carbon fiber vs resin and plastic on their bows. I'd love to know the percentage for the Fiddlerman.




Highly recommend!