A student I've been assisting teaching needed a new bow. He intended to do an in home trial of multiple bows in the $400-600 range. However, over a sale recently on Shar, we noticed this bow-a bow that says it's usually 825. It was on sale for 469 with an addition discount with a promo code. That price for an $800 bow seemed too good to be true, but we decided to give it a go. When we recieve it, I compared it with my current bow (an old German bow). While I still preferred the sound of my bow, this bow impressed me greatly. The light weightness of this bow really improves precise fast passages. It's sounds quite clear. It's still on sale at the time of this review for 469, and I'm not sure if it'll go back up to 825 or not, but I believe for 469 it's a no-brainer. And even at 825, it's still a competitive bow. My student and i are very pleased. Definitely my go to if asked for a good bow suggestion.