A. Carlesso - Special Replica Peccatte - CELLO

Wt: 81.2g, Balance: 9 1/4"

Maker: A. Carlesso

This bow is a special replica by the Arcos shop of a Peccatte. They use exact measurements from the maker's bows and create an exacting copy of the old, French Master's designs.

This bow is incredibly smooth. The higher register feels elegant and tender, the lower feels rich and honeyed. It sits well in the string and glides easily with little effort from the player. Lyrical passages feel sweet and clear, intense passages feel vivid and focused. This bow is ideal for a brighter cello - it adds a softness of character that broadens and deepens the sound to create a more complex tonal color. 

About windings and fittings --

Windings - The decision by the bow maker to use one material over another on the winding depends on where the balance is and what material will benefit the balance of the bow best. Windings typically used are imitation whalebone, silver tinsel (on silver bows), or nickel/silver.

Bows described as 'nickel' or 'nickel/silver' are wound with either nickel/silver or whalebone (imitation). The frog and button metal will be nickel/silver. Nickel/silver is an alloy containing no actual silver, but with a silvery appearance.

Bows described as 'silver' models may have windings of silver tinsel (silver on silk thread), whalebone (imitation), or silver. The frog and button metal will be silver.

Silver bows also use a higher grade of stick material, whether that be wood or carbon, and are considered a better bow not just because of the fittings, but because of the stick.