The Limited Winter Edition
"Wow, this is a bow that does it all!"
This is what we have heard so often when musicians played a Müsing bow for the very first time. And indeed, it sits on the strings like on rails but also bounces with incredible ease. It pulls a sound that is inspiring, freeing up the potential of your instrument. Moreover it looks beautiful, displays prime workmanship and feels fantastic in your hand. Finally, it is extremely robust and completely immune to high humidity. A Müsing bow does not wobble or cause trouble with the tones, no matter where on the fingerboard, but always produces a pure and clean sound. Last but not least, it offers great comfort for your bow arm and hand, so that you will never feel tired or uncomfortable even during the longest concerts or rehearsals.
In 1995 I began researching and developing bows. Three decades later we have acquired a rather unique and very deep understanding not only of bows, but also of strings and instruments. This is essential for developing and producing ideal bows for every instrument and every player. Find the right one for you and you can finally focus entirely on the music, your colleagues and your auditorium, without having to worry about the capabilities or limitations of your bow.
Yours sincerely, Bernd Müsing (CEO and founder)
A small sensation within the Müsing violin bows: the new L-series.
The L-bows are somewhat lighter and faster than the C-series, and they are perfect for professional musicians and dedicated students. The L3 and L4 bows already impress with a clear and colorful sound. Finding a comparable wooden bow of this quality is quite challenging, a similar "normal" carbon bow probably even impossible.
At the upper end of the scale, the L6 shines with a sound and power that is more than sufficient for string quartets or concert masters, at an incredibly affordable price.
More information about the violin L-series ->
A revolutionary manufacturing process
Three-Dimensional
The sticks of the Müsing bows are made from 3-dimensionally woven carbon fiber in a truly unique process. They are hollow and have a wall thicknesses of around 1 mm and even less. This makes them lighter than most other bows and gives them excellent tonal properties. (This is the same principle as we know from instrument making.)
The seamlessly woven carbon fiber structure also ensures maximum strength, resilience and durability, and it is completely insensitive to high humidity. Its durability and strength far exceeds that of wooden bows and allows it to survive minor or major accidents unscathed.
The Müsing bows' translucent woven structure can easily be confused with the simple construction of cheap carbon bows, mostly made in China, but the differences could hardly be greater - comparable to the difference between bread and noodles, both of which are made from the same flour but are two completely different things .
Carbon Fiber
Carbon fibers are comparable to stretched diamonds. Just like these precious stones or graphite, they are made of pure carbon. The exciting thing about carbon fibers is their unparalleled strength and stiffness combined with low weight. In terms of performance, they are far superior to any other material. This is the reason why every racing bike in the Tour de France is primarily made of carbon fiber, every Formula 1 car and even the latest generation of commercial aircraft such as the Airbus A350 or the Boeing 787.
Decisive for the quality of carbon fiber components is the position of the fibers, their orientation and also the resin, i.e. the adhesive used to hold them in place. Among engineers, the term "carbon fiber-reinforced plastics" is used. This term dates back to the early years of these materials when there used to be more resin than fibers in the product. With the Müsing bows, however, we were able to reduce the resin content to below 40% and thus increase the carbon fiber content to over 60%. The result is a significant reduction in the damping of high-frequency overtones to the level of the very best, priceless pernambuco bows.
The Perfect Bow
Over the last two centuries, not only have the strings of our instruments changed fundamentally, but also the way we play, the way we listen - and last but not least, the size of the concert halls.
The strings in particular are crucial for the bows, as these two components have to work together perfectly. The development of "modern" wooden bows 200 years ago was geared towards the bare gut strings that were played exclusively at the time. In other words, strings without any winding that behave completely differently to modern steel or synthetic strings.
The Müsing bows are tailored individually for each instrument, violin, viola, cello and bass, and precisely matched to the strings used today. The most important change is that they offer around 50% more resiliency. As a result, the bows bounce perfectly and you can play fortissimo and double stops without touching the strings with the stick.
Longevity
All Müsing bows are meticulously handcrafted in Würzburg. Our not-so-small team of talented craftsmen consists of goldsmiths, technicians, artists and musicians. We use only the best materials and tools to make our bows, and build them to last.
We are the first bow maker in the world to use stainless steel for the ferrule, winding and linings on our C3-C4 and L 3-4-5 bows. This material is particularly robust and looks like new even after many years of intensive use. The buttons of these models are made of aircraft-grade aluminium, as are the bearings. These materials ensure that you can still adjust the bow easily even after decades of intensive use. We make the frogs from fine ebony or snakewood, the slides and eyes shine in genuine mother-of-pearl.
Our top models, the C5 and L6 bows, are classically mounted in 835 silver. It is of course more expensive, but of all metals it simply has the most beautiful shine.
Ergonomic frog and button
Depending on whether you prefer to position your thumb in front of or inside the frog while playing, you might find the ergonomic or classic shape of the Müsing frog more comfortable:
