A. Schmidt™ Brazilwood Violin Bow

I bought this bow and the wood is a little bent and the silver part near the frog, when I opened the package, was broken and was moving when it's not supposed to

For the price, it was a good choice for my middle school daughter. It lasted two years before the screw stripped and she could no longer tighten the hairs.

I bought this one . I liked it a lot. Good sound. Enough weigh to keep balance to play.
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That is pretty responsive, nicely balanced, quality made student bow. I purchased this one after I noticed that my child's playing sound has become dull without any apparent reason (even though her bow technique is correct). Her sound became so much alive immediately! Everyone in our family instantly started making comments on her perfect ;) new sound. Nice!

This bow came as part of the new outfit I bought for my son. He has been playing for 3 years and is ready for a better set. This bow has a very heavy sound and a very poor quality tone when trying to play piano (pianissimo is not possible with this bow). It is also poorly balanced and UTTERLY unforgiving. It is described as being a GOOD, FLEXIBLE bow well-suited to young players. It is NEITHER of these things. After 2 months trying to get used to it, we've officially declared it worthless and I will be replacing it immediately.If I could give it NO STARS, I would.