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More detailed information about stringed instruments and the history of violin making.

Violin makers and masters: archive "S-U"

Markneukirchen: violin making at the crossroads of craftsmanship and trade

The end of violin making in Klingenthal

The Ouchard dynasty of bow makers

Marcus Klimke: a highly decorated luthier

Mirecourt - the spacious home of French violin making

Ernst Heinrich Roth - a rediscovered master

Violin bow - 1950's, silver mounted Markneukirchen

This good quality silver mounted violin bow was made approx. 1950 in Markneukirchen, Saxony, a skilled work that was made of attractive light-brown pernambuco wood. The delicate round stick features elasticity and plays rather softly. The elegant head is finely carved, the fine silver-mounted ebony frog has a slide of greenish mother-of-pearl, that is typical for Markneukirchen bow making. The percieved balance point is in the upper half of the stick, the measured balance point is at 25.8 cm of the total length of 74.5 cm. A recommendable, medium to soft violin bow, that is forgiving at play and features a bright, warm sound of character.