Alfred Stingl by Höfner AS34 C4/4 Carbon Cello Bow

Carbon bows are usually a bit lighter, and I was afraid this one would be too, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it was actually more similar by weight to wooden bows than to standard carbon bows. I prefer playing with carbon in orchestra, but now I use this one also for solo and for chamber music because it provides great tone and is very, very comfortable to hold. The string gives the contact immediately. Works very good on various bow strokes (detasche, martele, spiccato, staccato). Forte's work very good, piano's a bit less good though. The hair on the bow is also very good, minimum fall-outs. Overall, for this price I'm verry happy with the bow and will definately recommend to coleagues and friends.