Adam's Bow

[Percy]

WOW -- I can't tell you just how much I'm loving Adam's Bow! The control, the tone -- it's absolutely indescribable! I thought my CodaBow was good... but THIS bow puts it totally to shame.

I was getting so frustrated -- I just couldn't seem to pull good tone no matter how hard I tried. Then I got my hands on Adam's Bow... and my world changed.

THANK YOU Adam and Emily -- and ALL the people who voted for me to win this bow. It's made all the difference!!

BLESS YOU ALL!

[Pat Jack]

Joy ... is good.

[Jeremy Hughes]

Percy - I'm very interested. What is "Adam's Bow?" I think I found it once, where Adam and Emily posted their website, but FW is so un-commercial I can't find it again. Is your bow a particular model of bows Adam and Emily are offering?

PS - Did you find any sessions yet in Rochester?

[Adam R Sweet]

Jeremy, here's a link to the bow page: www.emilysviolinco.com

You can also read more about it on my home page: www.adamrsweet.com/mybow.html

[Kitty Herbert]

Thank you for the feedback, Percy. I'm starting saving right now!

[Percy]

Just adding a note -- it took me about a week of playing to get used to it -- so if you do try it, give it a bit of time.

[Miriam Kavana]

Percy, what was it exactly that you needed to get used to? Is it the weight? Or the balance of the bow? Or both? Does the carbon bow have a different weight to the bow (coda) that you were using - if so, is the carbon bow lighter in weight or heavier?

[Percy]

The weight is probably the same -- just a bit of difference in the distribution (and it's a good thing)... But it's just that the distance between the hair and the shaft is different -- so I was hitting adjacent strings more often then normal. It took a few days to adjust for that... but now it's great! Well, as great as I can be at the moment.

And the CodaBow is a carbon fiber -- but I have the Aspire which is the low-end version... so I don't want anything to think that CodaBows aren't good... just that Adam's bow works better for me than the Aspire (or my brazilwood bow).

[Daryl Price]

Percy, I had a similar experience with mine. It, like any new bow, does take a bit of getting used to. I found it to be a bit bouncy until I relaxed the tension some. (I've been playing some pretty stiff bows) I do like the tip weight and the fact that the hair ribbon is the same from frog to tip. From the git-go I could play it pretty well choked-up, but it took a spell to get used to the length as I have been playing a shorter bow. My old favorites are still in the case, but Adam's bow is getting the lion's share of the playing time!

[Adam R Sweet]

Hi Daryl. I'm glad you like my bow. Some people "get it" right away, some people take time to fall in love with it, but everybody I know has made some positive comment about it.