WinsterBow Brazilwood Ebony Violin Viola Cello Bow Full Size Ebony Frog with Natural Horsehair (viola Bow 1/2)

Comes in a nice carrying little case. Winding and grip look good and intact not falling apart immediately like most bows at this price point. Also, the screw fits nicely and attractively in line with the stick (which again isn't common at this price point). The weight of the wood is nice and light compared to some of the (more commonly seen) carbon fiber bows you'll see around on amazon which may be a plus for new players that can get fatigued from the appreciable weight difference. After some rosin, it will play quite well you may lose a couple hairs off the bat which can be expected but for the most part with the bow I received the hair is well secured into the ferrule of the frog. Seems like an excellent replacement for any beginner bow.

Totally surprised at the quality of this bow. The balance and weight surprisingly felt good for a basic bow. Packed well for shipping. No damage to the package or bow. What a delight to open it! Bow is well protected in a beautiful box. Bow tightens easily with just a few turns of the tension screw. Of course one can expect a few loose hairs on the bow but that is common with any bow. As with all new bows, make sure you rosin the hair well to get your sound. The stick is very pretty and smooth. I enjoy playing cello with it. Good sound. Not much fatigue. I would definitely buy this again.

For the money, these little bows hold up well. Lightweight and stiff, they are much better than the carbon bows in the price range.

I'll keep buying this bow until I achieve a much higher mastery level. It's a great value. It almost deserves 5 stars.

On the 3 strings my poor (very old) violin has, it gets a great sound. Are there better ones out there? I'm sure there are, but for a beginner player who wants and nice sound and a pretty bow, this works great.

The bow I received is made with synthetic hair, it will not rosin up, and the bow will not make a sound on the cello strings strings. A couple hairs broke while trying to rosin so I took a lighter to them. They melted up into plastic drops.

According to the enclosed flyer, this bow is at the lowest end of the quality spectrum, but I was pleased with it. I bought it to replace the sub-adequate bow that came with my inexpensive cello, and am happy to report that it is lovely, and sent with careful packaging. I have much to learn but am confident that this bow will meet my needs for a long time.

I played viola for 9 years and decided to get back into playing casually when I noticed my high school bows were absolute toast and needed replacing. I have no need to have “the best of the best” right now so I read many bow reviews carefully before landing on this one. WOW, what an excellent bow! I did not expect any semblance of sound quality but once it was rosined up it made contact with the strings and just SINGS. The weight is nice, not too tight or light like a carbon fiber bow would be. I am extremely happy with my purchase. Straight as an arrow, FULLY haired, frog is excellent quality, girl is good. I expected the mother of pearl to be “fake” at this price point, but it is real. The bow came well packaged and arrived safely.