Nicely made violin bow and a very good value for the money. Read carefully the dissatisfied reviews for those who unfortunately bought cheaper bows. They uniformly talk about them being poorly made, warped, with loose strings and rapidly falling apart. Not this violin bow. With the cheaper bows, there was a reviewer who caught my attention. He mentioned how dissatisfied he was with the cheap bow and that he was going to purchase a SKY like his wife has. I was very lucky to have listened to his recommendation. You should too. Buy this one with confidence that you will receive a quality item and not have to pay an extravagant price.