Unknown - Violin bow (No reserve price)

1. Introduction

This fine full-size violin bow, crafted around 2010, represents the high standards of modern European bow making. Combining traditional French–German workshop techniques with contemporary precision, it offers a refined balance, responsive handling, and the warm tonal enhancement expected from true pernambuco.

2. Historical and Artistic Context

During the early 21st century, European bow workshops experienced a revival of artisanal craftsmanship, returning to the principles established by the great French schools of the 19th century. Makers once again focused on select pernambuco, cleanly carved heads, and durable ebony frogs with nickel or silver mounts.
This bow embodies that movement: elegant proportions, reliable construction, and a playing feel inspired by the classic French models, yet executed with modern consistency and stability.

3. Craftsmanship and Materials

The bow is crafted from dense, well-selected pernambuco, exhibiting a warm reddish-brown hue.
Key features include:
• Frog: Ebony with mother-of-pearl eyes and slide
• Mountings: Nickel, with a matching button
• Winding: Functional and secure
• Hair: Newly rehaired, ready for immediate use
• Button: Nickel-mounted; minor cosmetic dent visible on the collar
The overall workmanship reflects a modern European workshop of higher quality, with careful attention to weight, camber, and balance.

4. Tonal Character and Playability

With its balanced weight of 53 g, the bow offers agile control and a comfortable feel in the hand.
On the string it provides:
• Quick, clean articulation
• Stable tracking
• Warm, rounded tone production
• Confident response suitable for both students and advancing amateurs
The fresh hair ensures optimal grip and tonal clarity.

5. Condition
• Stick: Pernambuco, straight and structurally sound
• Frog: Ebony in good condition
• Button: Slight cosmetic dent; fully functional
• Hair: New
• No structural damage or repairs
Fully playable.

6. Measurements (cm)
• Total length: 74.5 cm
• Hair length: 65 cm
• Balance point: 62 cm
• Weight: 53 g


7. Attribution

Attributed to a high-quality European workshop, ca. 2010, working in the modern tradition of 19th-century French and German bow making.

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