Brazilian Bows

[Bob Branstetter]

I saw another thread where the name John Brasil was mentioned. For some reason, that made me think about bows that are actually made in Brazil. I noticed recently that Steven Reiley is now selling a line of student grade Pernambuco bows that are made in Brazil. For those who don't know Steve, he is an excellent bow maker himself. I've had a few Brazilian made bows pass through my shop in the past and as best I remember, they were comparable to German made student grade bows at the time. Anyone have any current information on bows that are made in Brazil? I guess it only makes sense for them to be making more bows now since Pernambuco grows there and (with Pernambuco being on the endanged species list) getting Pernambuco exported is getting harder all the time. Maybe China is going to have some competition.