"Finally, a bow that can do it all!"
Countless musicians worldwide, at every level, have likely had exactly this thought when they played a Müsing bow for the first time. It sits incredibly firmly on the string, yet at the same time responds instantly to command, sounds beautiful, is robust and weather-resistant, and is, moreover, superbly finished. Naturally, it produces no vibrations or weak notes, but plays purely and clearly in every register. Ultimately, it relieves the bowing hand and arm, ensuring that no fatigue sets in, even during the longest concerts and rehearsals.
Müsing has been producing carbon fiber bows since 1999 and Müsing bows since 2017. With nearly three decades of intensive research and development, we have built up a unique wealth of knowledge that enables us to create truly perfect bows. As musicians, we can finally dedicate ourselves fully to the music, our fellow musicians, and our audience, with the utmost confidence that our bow can handle anything. Müsing bows are the perfect instrument for every string player, from the student playing their first "full-fledged" instrument to the orchestral musician, for music of every genre and from every era.
Available types:
L-Series:
Compared to the best traditional wooden bows, the C-series violin bows offer 50% more tension. This allows them to bounce perfectly and enables very powerful playing without the bow touching the strings. This prevents damage to the bow hairs and ensures that the sound always remains pure and clear. Weighing approximately 54-55 grams, they are about 10% lighter than conventional wooden and carbon bows. This makes them faster, more comfortable, and ensures an extremely natural, relaxed, and dynamic playing style. Their lower weight is also one of the reasons for their excellent sound and response. Light and powerful, agile and robust, smooth and stable, flexible and strong – the new L-series bows combine qualities that you normally do not find in a single bow.
With wooden bows, you can normally only go in one direction: lighter means softer, stronger means heavier. The reason for this is that you can only shave wood away from the outside of the solid wooden stick, making the bow either this or that.
The way Müsing harness the incredible potential of carbon fibers is by creating a thin-walled, hollow stick and placing exactly the right amount of fibers in exactly the right direction. This gives us perfect control over all the properties of the stick. For the L-series, we have reduced the wall thickness to well under 1 mm to increase the overtone range and reduce weight. We have placed the fibers at a steeper angle to improve their resilience (elasticity). For balance, they have been given an aluminum tip with exactly the right mass for bowing techniques outside the strings.
The L-bows are designed and made for professional musicians, enthusiastic amateurs, and ambitious students. In particular, the top models, the L5 and L6, are more than sufficient for any musician, for any style and any occasion, and are absolutely suitable for competitions and auditions. Compared to the Arcus bows, the L bows have a similar weight. However, they are more flexible and therefore more forgiving in their playing style, at the cost of slightly less precision and pure power.
The L3 and L4 excel with a bright and colorful sound. Something of this quality is virtually impossible to find in wooden bows. As for "normal" carbon bows, save yourself the trouble of finding something that can match this. At the other end of the spectrum, the L5 and L6 excel with a sound and power that is perfect for playing in a string quartet or for leading a string section, and all this at an incredibly affordable price.
The L-series bows are available in the following frog design. The synthetic part of the bow is identical.
