AES Standard Cleveland and Bowing

[Dave Irwin]

What's the bowing like on the D string above the octave, say up to G?
My Shen 7/8ths Willow seems to give out a bit. I don't blame it cause it sounds so good throughout the "bass" range but it would sure be incentive if the Cleveland produced a strong resonant tone up there.

Please include whether you have the ply or the hybrid.

Thanks,
Dave

[Steve Killingsworth]

Do you mean the AES Cleveland? Or has Arnold produced another model?

[Dave Irwin]

Sorry, meant the Cleveland. Doh!

Originally Posted by Steve Killingsworth

Do you mean the AES Cleveland? Or has Arnold produced another model?

[hdiddy]

Not sure how keen my ears are but my Cleve bows just great - with brand new spiro's no less. Only 3 weeks old. Arco is best on the G & D strings.

Now I sorta regret requesting a pizz only setup. Ah well.

[Uncletoad]

Hard to imagine a ply cleveland beating a carved willow arco. I think the G sounds great under the bow all the way up. The low E is typical ply sounding but decent all the same.

I played Dono's carved cleveland and arco was as you'd expect relative to a ply. I think I liked the pizz on my ply better than the carved in some ways because it was faster and punchier. Didn't have the stones down low like the carved one.

[arnoldschnitzer]

Thanks for the publicity guys, but I believe you are referring to the New Standard Cleveland, not the AES Standard nor the AES Cleveland. I am one of the partners in the venture (with Wil deSola), not the sole owner.