The bow functions as it should. My daughter is learning to play cello. The sound quality is pretty good. It seems to be a good bow. The size is good and it looks nice and durable. The color is black.

This bow is good value for the money. It responds well and has good horse hair on it. There is an adequate tension range. It plays well and is a bargain for the money. When first playing it, it lost a few hairs immediately, and then the occasional one after, a bit more than other bows I’ve used. But this shedding stopped, and there was plenty of hair to begin with, so it’s turned out to be okay. I’ve used it for 6 months with no further unusual problems.

Over all, this is a very nice bow. It's a little heavier and less responsive than the bow I've used for the past 35 years, but that one was recently appraised at several thousands of dollars, not $80! We purchased this bow for my husband who is taking up cello as an adult, and it definitely meets his needs. When he has been playing for a while, and can actually judge how a bow responds to his style, we might look at getting him a wood one or a lighter carbon fiber one. For now, it will serve him well for at least a couple years, if not become his lifetime bow. Certainly can't complain about the cost! Perfect for beginners, or even as a step up bow, or one to take to summer pops concerts on those blistering hot afternoons when you just don't want to fry your good bow. We didn't try any of the other carbon fiber bows, so I can't say if another $300-500 would have made a big difference, but I can't imagine for a beginner or even an intermediate player it would.

Light and smooth. Perfect for long duration playing.

I do love this bow. I was very impressed by the quality and at this price point it completely shines.I've been playing cello for a long time, sheesh 25 years now and I went to a violin shop to try bows. I ended up playing wood and carbon fiber and took a much more expensive carbon fiber bow to play/test. I liked it a lot but I am...er... budgety so I ordered this to be able to compare.This bow has a darker, more muted sound than my wood bow, for sure. For me that was lovely and perfect, because my cello has a very bright resonance, which i love, and the... i wouldn't even call it damping... the... darker overtones really worked nicely. In all honesty the tone was basically indistinguishable from the fancier (more expensive) carbon fiber bow I played. I even did semi-scientific recording tests to see if anyone could hear any difference at all. No difference in tone.This bow feels chunkier (slightly heavy) but is by no means "cheap" heavy. It just isn't an ultra lightweight bow. I have played ultra light weight bows... I don't really like them. So, again, super subjective stuff here.Lastly the hair is nice and thick and has a beautiful luscious sound, you get that classic very subtle whoosh sound when you change bow directions. I haven't played with a fully haired bow in a long time so it has been heaven.Ok actually lastly I play a lot a lot of the time and I semi-often play shows in loud venues. Certainly if you need a backup bow or a gig bow this will more than fit the bill. Having destroyed a couple bows playing in clubs when the monitor volume was too low (my rock gigs, not classical heh ;) I can say this would hold up quite well (kind of a general statement re: carbon fiber). Oh and lastly this is a composite I believe, hence the extra weight (right?).Anyways. Good bow. Me like.