Lemur Bows

paperbag1213 · #1 02-21-2010, 06:22 PM

Has anyone tried lemurs brasilwood bows?
If so can you give me a short review on
them I'd really appreciate it

uprightbass.com · #2 02-21-2010, 11:40 PM

This is just my personal opinion, but there was a time where it made sense to produce bows from brazilwood as an entry level alternative to pernambuco. These days with composite materials and the use of graphite, I'd have to recommend those over any brazilwood bows at the same price. Brazilwood bows have a shorter optimum lifespan as it tend to lose camber over a shorter amount of time, and the labor to recamber them exceeds the value of the bows. Wood is an inconsistent material and it takes a good bow maker to know how to get the most of each individual stick. A good bow maker is not going to waste their time making a good brazilwood bow, but bow companies can spend the time to properly engineer a good composite bow and consistently reproduce that bow. At the higher end $3000+, no doubt that wood has many advantages in the hands of a top bow maker, but that doesn't translate to low end bows that are likely to made in China by someone who probably makes $1 an hour and just grabs hundreds of sticks each day, places them on some jigs, while wondering when quitting time will come around.

Are you looking at those Lemur $250 bows? What's your price range?

PS Is the Stradivarius replica bass statement just for chuckles or some sort of inside joke?

paperbag1213 · #3 02-22-2010, 05:29 PM

my price range is 100-180
and thats what the bass actually says
inside of it hah so i don't know actually

http://www.worldofbow.com/product_in...b706a5f3ab1e69

what do you think of that bow?

uprightbass.com · #4 02-22-2010, 07:31 PM

It is commonly accepted that Stradivarius never made, given that, a replica would be a copy of ....... ?

I've never heard of them or their bows. $100 for a carbon fiber bow is really cheap, but carbon fiber isn't that expensive anyhow, it's a question of the quality of design and fabrication.

I've always felt that the Glasser Composite bow (not to be mistaken for their Fiberglass bow) is good in that price range and good customer service (lifetime guarantee).

http://www.quinnviolins.com/qv_bowsbass.shtml

paperbag1213 · #5 02-22-2010, 07:49 PM

it is just out of my price range, when including shipping
do you have any other suggestions?

Zeejazz18 · #6 02-22-2010, 08:19 PM

I have one. Its by far the best investment ive ever made. Theres no reason to go after anything over $400 in the bow world. Past that its just woodwork and pearl inlays. My professor told me to get it.

Zeejazz18 · #7 02-22-2010, 08:24 PM

Another good bow of same quality is the Upton bass bow. Same everything, just a touch heavier and a 100 dollars less.

paperbag1213 · #8 02-22-2010, 08:46 PM

my budget just increased the bow can cost around 230?
any suggestions I want to get a semi decent German Bow
apparently carbon fiber is the way to go so, I'm open to
suggestions.
Thanks

uprightbass.com · #9 02-23-2010, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeejazz18

I have one. Its by far the best investment ive ever made. Theres no reason to go after anything over $400 in the bow world. Past that its just woodwork and pearl inlays. My professor told me to get it.

I wouldn't necessarily go that far in your conclusion. But there is that point in quality where you won't be able to take advantage of the improved qualities of a high end bow until late in college (if you choose to go to college for music).