I don't think the eKoa I mentioned above (no one here seems to notice my posts BTW) is any less labor intensive but sounds less toxic to produce. I played that Clara uke and I thought it was amazing. It primarily made from flax fibers and (I
OTOH my absolute favorite bow is a carbon fiber one, a custom-balanced Coda bow and in that case the bows are much less expensive to produce than traditional wood one of the same quality. They don't lose their shape over time like wooden ones and I think they can be made with more consistent balance and weight. In addition, I believe that pernambuco is another endangered wood.
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