Finale Bows from The String Emporium
Full Disclosure: The bow in this video was given to me as a gift from Steve at The String Emporium. This is a comparison between my Bernd Dölling bow and a carbon fiber Finale bow–I just want to make it clear up front where I got the bow from for full and fair disclosure. The Dölling (last time I checked) retails for around $4200 in the U.S., and the Finale stick costs $340 (plus case and rosin!). I think you’ll be very interested to see how these two sticks stack up. For more information on Finale bows, visit this page at stringemporium.com.
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Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Uh oh! The secret’s out now. I got myself a both French and a German version… because, why the heck not get one of these?!? I’ve had them for a little while, and a friend of mine even used the German version in Disney Hall (home of the LA Phil). Hahah. Price and materials aside, they are great bows in their own right. If you live in Southern California, World of Strings in Long Beach has them every now and then. They don’t stay in the store for too long.
Finally, a cost-effective bow for bassists that _actually_ works!
I’ve still got my fancy pernambuco bow for when I need to look dignified, but these Finale bow things are great for backup, loaners, col legno, “questionable” gigs, etc.. etc.. hell, they’d even be great for situations when you need a slightly different timbre and don’t want to sacrifice playability.
By the way, they’re imported from China.
-Trevor
Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I feel I should clarify. My stand partner (at that Disney Hall performance) used it during rehearsal, then liked it so much that he used it during the performance. He bought one last week.
-Trevor
Jul 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Wow… think I might try and get hold of one of those! Dang student-budget bows…