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I probably only tried 10 violins and went to a few shops and I found this one intriguing. Part of it was because it was a mystery and it is clearly really nicely made. It didn't cost me much more than a standard student violin (the first shop I looked at had Eastmans and Yamahas for 550; this sounds quite a bit better than those did)
The bow is unmarked and is not original than the violin. They said the violin is between 8-20 yrs old. (but its in beautiful shape) The bow seems nicely made but it is very heavy compared to my black carbon fiber.
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The bow weighs 64 grams and my carbon fiber weighs 59 grams. (I have small hands and prefer the feel of the lighter carbon fiber) I think that's within the weight of a violin bow.
It doesn't seem poorly balanced but I'm still a beginner but I'm not sure.
Admittedly, I love the pegs too, they are beautiful. (but also nice feeling...in fact it appears that the pegs, finger board, tail piece and chinrest are all solid ebony; a nice change from my cheap VSO)
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