So I now have two awesome violins to play and I've been playing both quite a bit on my off time. While debating which one I prefer more (and thats still up for debate) I noticed an odd little occurrence when I used different bows. I currently have a Jean Paul Vuillaume bow and a Holstein Ipe wood bow.  Now both bows play really well on both my violins but I noticed some interesting characteristics under my ear....this may not be heard to an audience and since i only play for myself most of the time i'm not sure when i'll have it confirmed either...

With my older fiddle, no maker tags, the Ipe wood really brings out the deeper tones and seems to resonate better on the sympathetic notes (G, D etc). The Jean paul one sounds good too but seems a bit more dead, and by this i mean the G and D don't ring as well and it tends not play as deeply as the Ipe wood.

Now on my new violin it sounds much better using the Jean paul. It really brings out more of the sympathetic notes then the Ipe wood does and tends to clarify the notes a tad more where the Ipe wood tends to muddy it just a tad. 

I found it funny that the Lesser priced violin and possibly lesser quality (though thats unknown since theres no makers mark but it sounds beautiful) sounded much better with the lesser priced wood bow and the higher priced violin and presumedly better quality violin sounded much better with the higher quality wood bow. 

Has anyone else had similar experiences?