ARCUS T5 carbon fiber round viola bow, silver-mounte, snakewood frog, round

A very special feature of the violas is their significant variation in body size and string length. The tension of the string grows with its length, and with it the bow forces that are required to actuate the string in the same way. In addition the larger body also increases in mass, which again induces higher bow forces. The third point is that a smaller body develops a brighter sound, while a larger body sounds significantly darker. In the development or our viola bows we have taken all this in account.

The T-bows are designed to precisely fit medium sizes violas and the best modern strings. If the string length of your instrument is around 37 cm, they should fit perfectly. The warm and brilliant sound of the T-bows allow to find new sound colours in your instrument. The combination of a low weight and a mass distribution towards the tip and heel provide a fantastic combination of agility and stability.

Maybe the T5 will be the bow that finally solves some of the mysteries of issues you have endured by playing with wooden bows or low-tech carbon bows. Now you can play with the ease of a violin bow and the strength of a cello bow. It jumps just the way you want but also sits perfectly on the strings both in pianissimo and fortissimo. Its sound is warm with plenty of brilliance, matching bows that may cost several times as much.