This composite violin bow from Primavera has a round stick, with half-mounted ebony frog and pearl eye. It represents good quality at the student end of the market, with the excellent durability and consistency that a composite bow provides.
Many hardwood bows are traditionally made from Pernambuco, a Brazilian hardwood. The supply of this wood, harvested from rainforests, continues to diminish. The composite bow therefore represents a better ecological option than a traditional wood bow.
A composite violin bow will equal, if not better, the performance of a wood bow in the same price range. The composite material used is a mixture of fibres and resin that work well together. The fibres, like fibreglass, run through the composite material like the grains through natural wood. The resin part of a composite material saturates these fibres and holds them in place.