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My $200 Jean-Paul martin bow from years ago met its end in a car accident. The violin case flew from the back seat into the front and the frog separated from the stick. It was a cheap pernambuco stick, out-side cut, so it was quite light. Chamber wasn't great, but i didn't expect much from a cheap bow.
I have been looking at FM's cheap pernambuco bow and I am quite interested. However, I am quite hesitant to put down $300-500 on a bow i can't even see. If anyone here has bought that bow, can you please tell me the name stamped on the bow so I could do a little more research on it. Pictures would be appreciated.

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Fiddlerman said
Buy whatever you believe you will like and if you are not satisfied, return it. People here will vouch for our integrity.
I feel that that most of us, through experience, would most definately vouch for FM's integrity.
And with an offer like that, go for it mate.
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I own the nickel wound one. It's very well crafted, has nice balance and feel and has very good hair. I have compared it against pernambuco bows in the $300-600 range at Atlanta Violin and it plays at least as well as those. I did not test bows in the $1,000+ range, so I can't compare it to bows at that price point.
I think you will be quite pleased if you get one, but if you don't like it you can return it. I do understand your concern about buying things that you can't see though. I will say that I've purchased 2 violins, 4 bows, some cases and sundry other items from FM and I haven't returned anything yet.
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