What is a violin and cell bow made of?

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hair horsehair or on inexpensive bows synthetic hair, isn't used anymore since biggest manufacturer of synthetic hair - glasser - no longer makes it.

frog of bow ebony - naturally black wood. made ivory , tortoise shell on antique bows , bone on modern bows. there use of snakewood , synthetic materials, ebony far used.

metals used can nickel silver, sterling silver or gold (violin bows use rose gold if gold used)

shaft or stick made number of different materials cheapest expensive , part best:
fiberglass
aluminum - hasn't been used except during wwii when there embargo on wood imports
brazilwood - dark brown
composite materials graphite , carbon fiber - (although of these better or equal pernambuco wood)
snakewood - reddish dark brown stripes
pernambuco (which form of brazilwood) - orange brown

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