Both Acacia wood and Service wood make a double bass sound with ease and power.
Acacia opens up the instrument and Service wood gives noblesse to the sound.
Frogs are available for French, German and hybrid bow hold.
Violone bows can be quite different in length and in weight. Coming from the viol we could tend to chose a longer bow with not too much weight, where coming from the double bass we could tend to chose a shorter, maybe heavier, bow, also depending on the instrument we play: a Violone in G or big brother in D.
Acacia wood makes thick gut strings sound easily, Service wood provides a more noble sound. Don’t hesitate to ask for the dimensions you would like to have.
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Myriam Schwalbe, Germany : It’s actually the most beautiful, elegant and rich sounding hair I ever played. Clear, warm, beautiful, rich.
New from October 2023 : you can have the most beautiful brown hair on your bow now.
The bows above are for treble viol, viola and double bass.
The bow below also has brown hair, which looks often close to black.
Violoncello da Spalla bows made out of Service wood.
Nr 546, 72 cm, 71 gr, ebony frog, 1 000 €
Nr 586, 70 cm, 67 gr, rosewood frog, 1 000 €
Give it a try !
New fantastic classical cello bows made out of French Service wood, Sorbus domestica, with white, brown or black hair, 1500 €. They play like heaven 
Try and see, in my opinion, we can stop cutting Brazilian wood for bows.
You can watch a short video on https://www.instagram.com/coenengelhard/ and https://www.facebook.com/coenengelhard
Beginners need an affordable but easy playing bow, not too heavy, not too long, but with a good sound. These bows made out of Acacia or Service tree wood provide an excellent start on the treble and tenor viol for only 500 euros and on the bass viol for 600 euros ! How can it get any better ?
Children need bows adapted to their size. The smallest are 50 cm long but every length is possible. The bows below, made out of Service wood, have a total length of 68 cm and a playing length of 57 cm. The are easy to hold and easy to play with. Available for treble, tenor and bass viol. Because it is new, the promotional price is 400 euros !
The Service tree or Sorb tree, is known for its dense and homogeneous wood. Sorbus domestica is indigenous to the whole Mediterranean area. Mentioned in ancient Greek literature, the Romans spread the species in whole Europe and made cider from its small apple-like fruits. In France we call it Cormier, its wood has always been used to make wooden planes and other tools because of its density and its stability. Exactly what is needed for bow making.
Like Yew, it has a reddish inner part providing one of the heaviest woods in Europe and an outer part which is lighter in colour and in weight. I bought enough wood for many bows at a nearby sawing mill, where it has been air dried since 2000. The hard wood will be used for quality bows, the outer parts seem to be perfect for study bows.
After making more than 500 bows with Acacia wood, I started making bows with Yew. It’s a very interesting experience, as the wood is quite different. The sound is nice, the look of the wood is awesome and the touch of the poslished wood is soft. You want to try ?
I started to publish fotos on Instagram. If you would like to have a look :
https://www.instagram.com/coenengelhard/
Renaissance Viol bows 