V. Schaeffer – Brasil Nickel Cello Bow 2025

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Vanderson Schaeffer was born in the city of Vitoria, Brazil in 1982. He has been a bow maker for the firm Arcos Brasil since 1998. He is known in our shop for his outstanding cello bows and violin bows. Vanderson spent two years at Pierre Guillaume’s bow shop in Brussels. This is where he refined his skill set and soaked in as much as possible in the art of bow making. He returned to his home area for family and the source of the wood. The wood is where it all starts for a great bow. The wood grows and is harvested in Brazil. For 280 years ipe and pernambuco wood have always come from Brazil. The ebony wood used in the making of the frog of a bow grows in Africa and certain coastal parts of India.

Vanderson’s attention to detail is more than noticeable; even on his nickel mounted bows, his work is excellent. I study all the bows he has made for the shop and learn new things in his incrementation of the stick and the way he transitions the bow from octagonal section at the frog end to a round or egg-shaped bow. His bows are stamped “V. SCHAFFER – BRASIL.” This is a firm bow, and the color of the wood is brown. The bow is just oiled, not colored in any way. The bow is in round section and finished in nickel mounts. The wood name is stamped on the butt (IPE) so that there is no confusion with pernambuco. The bow has fabulous color in the pearl slide, with the frog being a Parisian eye model ebony frog. The jewelry work is excellent and the stick handles very well. The bow is new to the shop, and I always recommend Vanderson’s bows. Nickel, round section, ipe wood. A good player.

Weight fully haired 81.5 grams