Depending on the price range you are in:

SHAR has some good ones- I get the "inspectors rejects" and have had good luck- wood and fiberglass/carbon composite at several levels. (Presto seems the most consistant - a carbon fiber but not braided)

There are some nice braided carbon fiber bows on E-Bay, starting at about $60 and going up- I have had very good luck with the cheap *($60-$100- I get viola bows for Octave violin, and cello for chincello)) ones from a vendor in TX. They are not name-brand , but have performed well.

ANY bow will start to shed at about 1 year or so- with the ones I have been getting, the turnover has been fast enough that I have had no problems with shedding. But horsehair will dry out and get brittle- 50% humidity and temps between 50 and 80F seem to help.

If you want a good pernambuco, or a Coda, they can be found in the $400 and up range- but a friend who teaches violin said the braided carbon fiber noname compares well with her Coda, at 1/7th the price. Still, I get the noname in pairs and try them both to pick out the one I like- them end up keeping the second as a spare when it turns out almost as good.

IF the bow you have is pernambuco, you might just need to get it rehaired ($40 around here) as it sounds like your is old/dried out.

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