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In Home Bow Trial

In Home Bow Trial

Regular price $20.00
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Bow Trial Program

The best way to evaluate a bow is to play it for yourself.  Complete the information, above, and proceed through our secure Checkout.  When we receive your trial request, we'll contact you by phone to discuss what bows might work best for you.

$20 Credit Toward Purchase

The cost of the initial trial is $20.00 (plus shipping).  If you choose to keep one of the bows, we'll credit $20.00 toward the purchase price.  

Shipping

We ship trials by UPS Ground with a signature required upon delivery.  For security reasons, bows must ship to your verified credit card billing address.  We cover the cost of return shipping and include a pre-paid UPS return label with the bows.

When will I get my bows?

Shipping time will depend on the availability of the bows selected.  Some bows may have a waiting list and/or take time for us to obtain.  Once shipped, trials typically arrive by UPS Ground in 2-7 days.

One-Week Trial

Once you've had the bows in your possession for a full week, we ask that you return them so that we can service other customers.  If a few extra days would be helpful, send us an email.  We are often able to approve a short extension.

Payment for Bows Purchased

Please refer to the order form included with the trial for pricing.  When we receive the returned trial, we'll charge any purchase to the credit card used for the trial.  If you prefer to pay via a different card or other method, just give us a call.  

Can I arrange a second trial with different bows?

Additional trials can usually be arranged, provided the requested bows are available. Please stay in touch with us by email to let us know how the trial is going, and to request additional trials.

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Customer Reviews

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Bow Trial with a Sonic Sommelier

With Jim as a unique, sonic sommelier, the Bow Trial is one of the best things to happen on the Quest. 4 mailed: 3CF+1Pernam; shipped fast, well packed. Should've taken 3 days to pick, but cascading, fortuitous events needed verification; recording for "objective proof of Sanity" was QED. Behooves all to test 1 CF bow veering from Traditional/Comfortable. A cutting-edge, modern design gave me what was needed: a multidimensional scaling of expression + skill. If not married to any genre or style, and phys. adaptation is quick, then non-standard bow tests are a must. If nuances of perf. pieces are deeply embedded in muscle mem + mind, and in freq. use, then best not to go crazy unless time is in abundance. Might have to relearn/revisit most everything bcuz there's newfound Freedom w/ anything not to-spec; with Freedom you get Ideas, and with Ideas you get to play--seriously Play. Likelihood of 2nd trial, but it's just a Q of when. Thank you for being there and offering this experience!

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Christine Kharazian
Highly recommend

I am very grateful to Fisher Violins for the opportunity to try the Arcus bows. In my quest of finding my Arcus companion I actually did 3 trials. James Fisher was very patient and accommodating. He listened carefully and made suggestions that eventually brought me to M8 with which I am very happy.

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Carl Geyer
Arcus Cello Bow Trial

Tried Arcus Bows: T8,M8 and S8. Luis and Clark Cello. T8 was excellent. Would strongly consider the purchase. However, had a Coda Marquise which factored into the purchase of a contemporary Bow Maker.

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Kim Heiss
Excellent Service

This is my second time over the course of 6 years that I have used the In-Home Bow Trial from J.S. Fisher, and I must say that Mr. Fisher has been the most pleasant and informative of the 3 bow trial services I have used. I highly recommend his company for their quality products and their great service.

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Vanessa
Best service ever!

The music stores in my area are very small and very limited in what they carry. I had been curious about the Arcus bows for a long time seeing them on Youtube. James is very professional with recommending bows based on playing style and the type of sound you want from your violin. Highly recommend!