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SarahS said
could you please by any chance recommend a good bow? I'm choosing between thesehttps://primesound.org/best-violin-bow/
or should I look for something else?
I don't think that article was written by anyone with any expertise on violins and bows. The "editor's choice" is a baroque-style bow, which I wouldn't recommend, and they seem to be suggesting one of the bows is "good for auditions" because it has "Audition" in its name! And some of the listed pros and cons make no sense at all. (For example, the complaint that the hair on the Fiddlerman Carbon Fiber bow is "too tight" -- bow hair can be tightened and loosened.) The only two of the bows listed that I've even heard of are the Coda Prodigy and the Fiddlerman CF -- both of which have good reputations, but I don't think that makes the article credible.
There's quite a bit of bow discussion in this forum if you look around. Also, I would suggest that at the beginner level, which is where I see you are from your other post, you should shop somewhere that specializes in string instruments, rather than Amazon. A reputable violin shop will at least not sell you junk.
I haven't tried a lot of bows, but I can personally recommend the JonPaul Fusion (which is available at Fiddlershop). I use the high-end JonPaul Fusion Silver as my main viola bow, and the basic Fusion is also excellent value for money. Other members of this forum have other favorites. Bow preferences can be quite personal because we all like different weights, balance points, and handling characteristics.
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Thanks a lot, @AndrewH! It's good to know. I'll be more cautious when browsing the web 
and thanks a lot for such a comprehensive reply!
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Irv said
@Fiddlerman and others. The unbleached white hair is not pretty, but there is a lot of it and it take rosin well.
Violin bow hair should not be bleached - it damages the hair. If you see white horse-hair on a good quality rehair, it's because this was the colour of the horse. I'm not convinced that there is any benefit in the hair being white*, but this is appears to be industry standard - except for double basses, many of whose players prefer black. On the other hand, horses that live in cold climates supposedly have thicker hair in their tails, so high-quality rehairs is (at least nominally) sourced from these regions
BTW, the hair on the two P & H school bows (carbon fibre violin and fibreglass cello) that I have are so close to white that you can't trll the difference once they have been rosined
*Except maybe if the improved visual uniformity of white hair makes it easier to when combing is complete
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SarahS said
could you please by any chance recommend a good bow? I'm choosing between these
https://primesound.org/best-violin-bow/
or should I look for something else?
Andrew wrote:
"I don't think that article was written by anyone with any expertise on violins and bows. The "editor's choice" is a baroque-style bow, which I wouldn't recommend,"
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I think that Andrew is being misled by a formatting issue - i.e. all the bows should be "Editors Choices" and the subtitle "Baroque bow" (or somesuch) has been omitted. I say this because the detailed text is quite specific on this point, and the text against all the items seems well-informed about the requirements of a bow.
This is not to say that I can endores the choices, as I haven't tried these bows, and there does seem to be a little misinformation elsewhere. Specifically, if you go to the CodaBow website, you will find that far from being top of range, the "Prodigy" is listed as a student bow (albeit a relatively high-end one - so the naming makes perfect sense). They have two ranges above this - which they call "Performance" and "Master" respectively.
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