A well made Samuel Eastman handcrafted brazilwood advanced student bow. Strong yet supple stick, with fully mounted ebony frog with nickel silver mounting. Leather grip over silver winding. A very nice bow for an advancing student and a reasonable price. Eastman bows are made in China by European-trained craftsmen and have been increasingly gaining a positive reputation from teachers, dealers and performers.
In a recent Strings Magazine article, Made in China, Played in the USA , Ricardo Cyncynates, assistant concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., purchased a bow made in China “I use it all the time” for both chamber and orchestral work, It’s a beautiful bow, well-crafted, with perfect balance.”
In the same article, Peter Prior, founder of the Prior violinmaking school and JonPaul Bows, was quoted as saying, “If I pay $125 for a Chinese bow, it’ll be as good as a [comparable] $600 German bow.”
