CodaBow Luma Cello bow

Lightweight carbon fiber agility with shimmering tone and quick response

The CodaBow Luma Cello Bow is a performance-level carbon fiber cello bow designed for players who want exceptional agility, easy handling, and a refined tonal shimmer. Inspired by the great French bow makers Lamy and Voirin, the Luma offers a high, shimmering timbre and silky handling that appeal especially to cellists seeking lightness in both weight and character. Its graceful response makes it a strong option for advancing players, ensemble musicians, and fiddlers who want a bow that feels quick and effortless in the hand.

Built with a lighter feel than the average cello bow, the Luma is especially well suited to technical passages, fast articulation, and playing styles that benefit from nimble string crossings and reduced fatigue. Its blended acoustic core helps produce warm, shimmering color with greater tonal dimension than many players expect from a light carbon fiber bow, while the streamlined Aero Xebony frog enhances facility and attack. With its responsive feel, modern durability, and travel-friendly GlobalBow designation, the Luma offers a polished solution for cellists seeking speed, flexibility, and dependable performance.

Features & Specifications

• Bow Material: Carbon fiber cello bow designed for lightweight handling, quick response, and modern durability.
• Core: Blended acoustic core for added tonal dimension and warm, shimmering color.
• Tone Color: Shimmery, warm.
• Touch: Light, nimble.
• Dynamic Balance: Center-frog.
• Weight: Medium-light.
• Action: Moderate.
• Stiffness: Medium-soft.
• Frog: Streamlined Aero Xebony® frog designed to enhance proficiency, attack, and quick tonal changes.
• Player Profile: Well suited to ensemble playing, intimate settings, fiddling styles, and fast technical passages.
• Travel-Friendly Design: GlobalBow® designation contains no endangered, monitored, or regulated species for easier international travel.
• Warranty: 10-year warranty.