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fiberglas vs carbon fibre bow

 
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Mat Roop
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:31 pm    Post subject: fiberglas vs carbon fibre bow Reply with quote

How can you identify a fiberglas vs carbon fibre bow... I have one that is essentially black with checkered grey squares throughout the bow... no name... on the cheap side...but curious.
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DonLeister
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the checkered square look like a woven fabric encased in plastic (epoxy) then I would guess for carbon fiber.
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Mat Roop
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Don... Thanks for the confirmation... I searched Google pics and yes, pretty much all of the ones with a checkerd pattern are carbon fibre.... and most of the fiberglas were plain. Google is not very authoritative but the odds are that the one I have is CF.

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Josephman
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why do you think you have the CF? Are they much more common?
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Mat Roop
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CF is quite common, but so is fiberglas. My understanding is that the cheaper student versions are usually/often fiberglas but better bows are CF.
Most of my work is with wood bows, so I have limited knowledge of the CF & FG bows. CF is made of carbon fibres whereas FG is made of glass fibres.
Here is a little more info...
http://www.glasserbows.com/bows/violin.htm
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