Maker
CodaBow
American carbon fiber bow maker
CodaBow is an American manufacturer of carbon fiber bows for violin, viola, cello, and double bass, based in Winona, Minnesota. A pioneer of the composite bow, the company is widely regarded as the leading maker of advanced carbon fiber bows, offering a tiered range from student bows to master-level performance models built with proprietary materials such as its Xebony composite frog material.
Models
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CodaBow Diamond NX
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Diamond NX is the entry model of CodaBow's Diamond Collection, a carbon fiber bow for violin, viola, and cello aimed at pre-professionals, amateurs, and advancing students. It uses CodaBow's first-of-its-kind 3-D woven Diamond Weave graphite architecture from tip to button for strong tracking and responsiveness, an NX Acoustic Core for an uncomplicated, sweet tone, and an eco-friendly Xebony composite frog. Its stronger, firmer stick and added weight give advancing players stability, and it carries GlobalBow certification for travel without endangered or regulated materials.
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CodaBow Diamond SX
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Diamond SX is a performance carbon fiber bow for violin, viola, and cello in CodaBow's Diamond Collection. It pairs the exclusive Diamond Weave graphite-fiber shaft with a Blended Acoustic Core aimed at a focused, brighter, lively tone, fitted with an eco-friendly Xebony composite frog. CodaBow positions it as an agile bow well suited to studio, orchestral, and traveling players, and its GlobalBow certification means it contains no endangered, monitored, or regulated species for worry-free international travel.
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CodaBow Joule
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Joule is an advanced carbon fiber violin bow whose shaft design adds mass at key performance regions while keeping a balanced overall weight and supple flexibility, helping the bow seize the string and articulate cleanly. Now offered as a customizable bow, it delivers a bright, clear tone and is favored by electric-violin and extended-technique players. It is American-made by CodaBow.
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CodaBow Marquise GS
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Marquise GS is CodaBow's master-level carbon fiber bow, offered for violin, viola, cello, and bass and positioned as the gold standard of the company's range. Developed with leaders in advanced bow making, it is more supple than the Diamond Collection bows and is aimed at players seeking exquisite handling and expressive sound in the finest French tradition, combining cutting-edge materials engineering with master bow-making craft. It carries GlobalBow certification so it contains no endangered, monitored, or regulated species.
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CodaBow Diamond
Bow · United States
The Diamond Collection is CodaBow's range of advanced-to-professional carbon fiber bows for violin, viola, and cello, comprising the Diamond NX, SX, and GX models. The series is engineered to approach the agility and tone-drawing properties of fine wood bows, sharing CodaBow's Diamond Weave graphite-fiber shaft, an eco-friendly Xebony composite frog, and GlobalBow certification so the bows contain no endangered or regulated materials.
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CodaBow Diamond GX
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Diamond GX is the upper model of CodaBow's popular Diamond series, a performance carbon fiber bow for violin, viola, and cello. It uses a round carbon-graphite stick with a Kevlar acoustic core, a sterling-silver fully mounted frog in CodaBow's Xebony or Alabaster material, a Coda eye, three-part adjuster, silver winding, and a leather grip. The Diamond series is designed to grow with players from advancing student through professional use.
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CodaBow Prodigy
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Prodigy is a student-grade carbon fiber bow made for violin, viola, and cello, designed for beginning and developing string players. Its forgiving Center-Tip balance helps accommodate the coarse motor control and right-hand technique of early players, while carbon fiber construction makes it far more durable and consistent than an inexpensive wood student bow. It is American-made by CodaBow in Winona, Minnesota.
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CodaBow Luma
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Luma is an exceptionally light carbon fiber bow for violin, viola, and cello, built around CodaBow's streamlined Aero design that reduces and redistributes frog mass along the shaft to lower overall bow weight while improving facility. The result is a high, shimmering timbre with silky, nimble handling well suited to fast technical passages. It uses an eco-friendly Xebony composite frog and carries GlobalBow certification so it contains no endangered or regulated materials.
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Bows
Bows and bow styles for bowed string instruments.
Representative model
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CodaBow Diamond GX
Bow · United States
The CodaBow Diamond GX is the upper model of CodaBow's popular Diamond series, a performance carbon fiber bow for violin, viola, and cello. It uses a round carbon-graphite stick with a Kevlar acoustic core, a sterling-silver fully mounted frog in CodaBow's Xebony or Alabaster material, a Coda eye, three-part adjuster, silver winding, and a leather grip. The Diamond series is designed to grow with players from advancing student through professional use.