4/4 Size Natural Black Mongolia Horse Hair Carbon Fiber Violin Bow

This bow is not too heavy or light. Was expecting a very light bow due to it being carbon fiber, but it is a good weight. On to the black hair, yes it sounds great! I'm using nylon core strings and it grabs the G&D very well. It does not hiss on the A or E string. Though it is black hair it is not coarse, and it still produces delicate sound. This is an intermediate bow and I recommend starting out on it for many reasons. One,including, so you can see how to rosin the bow unlike the difficulty with white hair. Another, the bow will not warp like my bow I had before. My teacher and I tried to figure why my bow bounced so much, and the bow was warped. Any straight bow could have corrected the issue, but why go for a bow that has the potential to warp when just starting out?

I really like this bow. It's not expensive, but it plays well. The horsehair is easily rosined and the carbon fiber is easy to guide without pressure. I play for 2 or more hours daily and the bow is holding up nicely!

The bow seems great to me. I am a very beginner violinist, so I can't compare it to something that is very high-end, but it works great for me. FYI, the bow hair stretched significantly to the point where it would not tighten. I do love the black hair though. This was not an issue for me as I was able to shorten the hair myself, but for someone not comfortable doing this, you may have to take it to a music store to have this done.

Most Excellent bowThe small thumb cushion is great for repeatable placement.

I wasn't too sure about the quality of this violin bow, I ordered it, received it in 2 days and I couldn't be any happier with the quality. This is one really nice, hand-crafted bow and I am ordering a second one. This bow can be purchased with 100% satisfaction that it is quality and you will be happy with your purchase.

Bad quality, awful craftsmanship. I tightened it to put rosin on it earlier and then loosen it to put it away after practice i pick it back to tighten again and wouldn't tighten even thou the frog screw was tight and hair was loose. As a matter of fact the piece if metal that holds it in place came off and the hair disassembled from frog. Amazon customer service Maria gave me a refund and told me to throw it away.

I am a senior citizen who started playing violin a little over 3 years ago. I had purchased the model 106VB a couple years ago and all the hairs suddenly released after about 6 months of use. I liked that bow until that incident. I switched to a $200 carbon fiber bow from another manufacturer, but it also had issues. I have a couple friends who use this 100VB and love them, so I thought I would try the Vingobow again. I can tell this one is much better than my first Vingobow. This one weighs in at 60.8 grams. I can't comment too much on balance and tone with my limited experience at playing, but it seems to play easier than my other CF bow (the $200 one).

Pros: cheap and the bow itself looks pretty nice!Cons: the hairs basically just fall out without any applied pressure which makes it more of a cosmetic piece for a wall or something than an actual tool to play an instrument. Very not good in fact I'd say very bad and a huge waste of time on my part.