Responding to the need to make violin bows easier to transport during travel, violinist Eszter Haffner and Gabriel Bania founded Divi:de to offer players a potential solution.

Divi:de bows function like normal carbon bows. However, there is a small silver ring on the stick, and when this is unscrewed, the stick can be divided into two pieces. The frog can then be detached from the lower of the two pieces.

At present, the company offers five different models of violin bows, and cello and double bass bows are available on request.

The Violin Channel is currently giving away a Divi:de bow until Thursday, January 29!

"We felt the need to create the divi:de bow and the divi:de flight case, because we saw a very real problem that almost every traveling string player faces: our bows don’t fit into cabin-size luggage, and airlines are becoming stricter every year," Haffner told The Violin Channel. "As musicians, we are asked to be flexible, innovative, and mobile, yet our most essential tools were still designed for a world that didn’t include modern travel restrictions."

"The divi:de bow was born from the desire to give musicians freedom: freedom from stress at the airport, freedom from damaging or checking valuable bows, and freedom to travel light without compromising sound, balance, or playability," Haffner added. "We wanted to create a bow that respects the traditions of our craft, but embraces the realities of our lives today. So the motivation was simple: to solve a problem I personally experienced hundreds of times, and to offer a reliable, elegant, and beautifully engineered solution for musicians everywhere."

“The divi:de bow combines for me the long-awaited and desired seemingly impossible solution of the ‘too long and too heavy violin case’ problem and a great musical instrument,” said VC Artist Sergey Malov. “The response, playability, and weight distribution are excellent. The look is amazing. A visionary concept and masterful finishing. A must have!”

To find out more, visit Divi:de's website.

 

 

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