The Story of the Müsing Carbon Fiber Bows

In this video clip we talk about the story behind the "new" line of Arcus - the Müsing bows.
What is actually the difference between an Arcus and a Müsing bow? Why do Müsing Bows sound so good and play so easily?
How come the Müsing bows are more affordable?
Bernd Müsing, the founder of Arcus, will reveal these and even more secrets about the Müsing Bows in this informative video.
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[@victec82]

Bernd, After almost 20 years it is great to finally "meet" you "face-to-face." Congratulations on your success. My Arcus Concerto viola and cello bows live in my cases and leave home with me whenever I leave to play elsewhere. They really bring out the overtone spectrum when the ensemble, venue and music call for it. The cello bow is the only one of my 8 cello bows that can actually play the upper octave of my 3 cellos' C strings cleanly.

[@BogenmacherD]

Hello Andrew, I'm glad to hear that you are still happy with your Arcus bows. It must now be 18 years or so that you have them.

[@Trava56]

Dear Bernd, I just started playing the Viola after 55 years of playing the Violin. Just bought a T7 Viola Arcus bow and I am not able to stop playing. It handles very well, even though the low weight is something to get used to. The C-string on the Viola is easier to handle with the T7 than with my Pernambucco bow that I bought with the Viola. I also looked at a couple of P-series Violin bows, but felt that the difference Pernambucco-Arcus bows were even bigger for my Viola. So, started there and might even by a bow for my Violin when I am able to afford it. Thank you for an excellent product, just the feel of it in the hand is a delight!

[@ARCUSMuesing]

Thank you very much for your feedback, John-Erik! We are very happy to hear that you love you T7. Wishing you all the best with your music, have fun playing!

[@BogenmacherD]

John, I can assure you that the difference in the violin Arcus bows to Pernambuco is just as big as with the viola bows. Maybe the P's weren't the right ones for you. Try to get some T-bows in your hands. And yes, the C-string is a big problem with wooden bows. They were made for gut strings, maybe copper wound, but no bow maker of the 19th Century could have guessed that one day (really heavy) tungsten wound C-strings would be the most normal thing in the world. :)

[@Trava56]

Bernd Müsing Dear Bernd, I maybe should try the T or S series for my violin. The violin is a new Italian one built 2018 by Dario Vettori. Big sound, but a bit bright. That is why I tried the P series. Have to save up some more and try nore bows from you. Thank you for your information and also for your invention of the Arcus bows! Ich will gerne mal etwas anders probieren. Schon in meine schlechte Lautsprächer kann Ich zwar ein unterschied spüren zwischen ein Pernambucco Bogen und die Arcus Bögen! ”You can’t beat German engineering”

[@FiddlerSteve]

Nicely informative! I love my Arcus Sinfonia violin bow and am now really interested to try a Müsing viola bow!

[@ARCUSMuesing]

Thanks, FiddlerSteve! Our bows have evolved since the Sinfonia, so it's definitely worth a try. Where do you live? I'll be able to tell you the closest dealer that would let you try a Müsing bow.

[@heinrichnutzel7031]

AWESOME!!!

[@ARCUSMuesing]

Thank you!

[@MrBazH]

As an adult beginner on cello with a somewhat limited budget (these things always seem to double the original budget!), after much hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth, I've chosen a Musing C2 - couldn't quite stretch to the C3, sadly. A bit late discovering this, but hugely interesting and informative video. Thanks for the back-story and I wish you every success with Arcus/Musing.

[@ARCUSMuesing]

Thanks, Barry H! We hope you enjoy playing with your new bow, and we wish you lots of fun and progress learning how to play the cello!

[@Nick-cw6ci]

How do you like your C2? I too am considering a C2 but not sure whether stretching to the C3 would be better.

[@truth7416]

Very informative. Do use a inflation bladder with your ARCUS bows? I have never heard of any pre- preg that could achieve 20 percent resin content. I though 40/60 was tops.

[@BogenmacherD]

It's around 25% and that is in fact only possible with a high temperature and high pressure process. It took us years to figure it out.

[@Nick-cw6ci]

Why isn't the 5 pointed star button available on all Musing bows? I would buy a C2 if it had one.

[@BogenmacherD]

Hello Mick, we can make such a bow for you, no problem. Please get in touch with me over our contact from on the website and we'll figure out how.

[@Nick-cw6ci]

@@BogenmacherD thank you, unfortunately with covid I have been set back a bit in buying my bow. I will look to pick this up in the coming months and will contact you then.

[@Nick-cw6ci]

With such low resin content on the Arcus bows is there any danger of fibre shedding? Loose carbon fibre is not something you want to be touching or breathing in if they become air borne.

[@BogenmacherD]

No danger whatsoever. Actually, the lower the resin content, the stronger the compound. But of course you have to get it right, which again is not so easy. We offer a 30 year warranty on the bows that is not limited to the initial owner. And these 30 years are only limited because EU law doesn't allow a longer warranty, as that is considered unfair competition. Which I believe our bows are anyway. :D