Our Dream
From the beginning, our dream was to unite the time-honored traditions of bowmaking with the future of advanced materials to pioneer a family of bows unsurpassed in their performance and uncompromising in their beauty. We wanted our bows to delight serious players at all levels and to deliver unrivaled performance value.
Stan and Jeff in the lab

Pioneering Performance
Early prototypes of the CodaBow were born in the attic laboratory of a dormant liniment factory in Winona, Minnesota. Among the hand-blown flasks and graduated cylinders, we began gathering our ingredients. Some of our ingredients - graphite fiber technology - were new to bowmaking. All the rest were ingredients as old as bowmaking itself: a passion for the art; a dedication to the science; and an uncompromising commitment to performance. Communities of accomplished players, professional teachers, master bowmakers and leading scientists also shared our dream and contributed their collective experience.

The result is the CodaBow Family of Premier Performance Bows for violin, viola, cello, and bass.

Roger at the bench.

Today, the proven performance of CodaBows stretches worldwide. From the most revered stages of Europe to the recording studios of Hollywood, and from the recital halls of Asia to the quiet solitude of practice rooms everywhere, CodaBows have become a respected reality far beyond the borders of the quiet Minnesota community that spawned the original dream.

CodaBow's accomplishments have captured the hearts and minds of musicians everywhere.