Lightweight Violin bow by H. R. Pfretzschner

This antique lightweight violin bow by H. R. Pfretzschner was made around 1940 in Markneukirchen. It bears the original H. R. Pfretzschner brandstamps on shaft and frog. Having a weight of 55,7 g this piece is a lightweight bow, due to its non-metal winding that is held short to keep the weight low. The round stick is of medium strength, the stick is made of remarkably beautiful red-brown pernambuco wood. The ebony frog is nickel mounted with pearl eye and white-green shimmering pearl slide. The length is 74,1 cm, the bow has it's balance point in the lower third towards the frog. The bow is perfectly preserved and in immediate playing condition, worked over by our experienced luthier. It produces a very convincing, charmingly warm and sweet tone.