Description
The Arcus S4 Violin bow is a perfectly made bow with perfect balance, handling and performance that is normally not available in this price range. Its sound is clear and open, full and brilliant. The outfit in stainless steel is very elegant and extremely durable.
Arcus S4 Violin bow specifications:
- Stainless steel Mountings
- Silver/black coil
- Weight 48g
- Round or octagonal stick
All Arcus bows are classified by resonance. The higher the number, the better the resonance of the stick. For a more detailed description of each category summarised below, please click here.
| S | Light, strong, fast, brilliant sound |
| M | More flexible and heavier, warm, rich sound |
| P | Strong as the S-series, weight similar to the M-series, nicely balanced sound |
| T | Universal offering sound both warm and brilliant |
John Briant –
The arcus bows, compared to other wooden and carbon bows in the price range, are very noticeably lighter and somewhat stiffer. This results in a feeling of very direct control. I spend very little effort on moving the weight of the bow around, or on flexing the bow, and so I am able to direct all the effort to the contact between bow hair and strings. Or put less scientifically, if you close your eyes and play it feels like the stick is magically weightless and I am just moving the hairs around by magic. The upshot is that the pp can be quieter without sounding wispy and the subito pp is very ‘subito’, the spiccatto is easier, ff is louder, the fast string crossings are smoother. Love it. The S4 is the ‘fastest’ to play out of S4, M4 and T4.