Götz & Leicht Carbon Bow for Violin, GL

Technical data

Features

• No species-protected stick timber

In practice

• Carbon is the common choice as a second bow, outdoors and in teaching, because the material reacts neither to damp nor to heat.
• As no pernambuco is used, species protection questions do not arise at all for shipping or travel.
• Violin bows usually weigh 58 to 62 grams at an overall length of around 75 centimetres.
• For how a bow feels, the balance point matters more than absolute weight. The closer it sits to the tip, the more head-heavy the bow feels.
• Too soft and the stick bottoms out under pressure, making spiccato difficult; too stiff and the stick responds less to your bowing.
• The ferrule at the frog holds and spreads the hair; it is a structural part, not decoration. Through the mass of the metal parts the bow maker also sets the balance point.
• The mother-of-pearl eye in the middle of the frog, by contrast, is purely a matter of finish.
• Slacken after every session so the stick keeps its shape. Never overtighten, apply rosin sparingly and wipe the stick.
• Sideways warp, lost camber or hair falling out unevenly are reasons to have the bow looked at in the workshop.

Versions

• GL-B 62 g, GL-B62
• GL-S 60 g, GL-S60
• GL-V 60 g, GL-V60
• GL-V 62 g, GL-V62
• GL-B 60 g, GL-B60
• GL-S 62 g, GL-S62