ザビエル・フォーリー作「コブラ」ブラジリアンウッド製フレンチ弓

The bow arrived in good condition and in the appropriate amount of time promised. The fittings and appearance of the bow seem to be of very good quality. The stick is straight and quite strong. It doesn't require a lot of over-tightening which indicates wood strength in the cambering. Compared to my Norwood Lee bow, it has more weight and stick girth, but it feels good under the hand. That being said, once I got rosin worked into it and played for a while I was pleased with the tone it produced on both my Pollmann and my jazz plywood basses. In fact, I trusted it well enough to play an afternoon jazz concert on the very day I worked in the rosin. It did a great job too. I bought this as both a backup for my classical gigs and as a primary for my jazz gigs (I personally prefer not to take my expensive equipment into nightclub settings). I must admit that this was money well spent and I also will refer my student bass players to make this a first purchase bow. Thank you to Xavier and his staff for a great "bang-for-your-buck" product!