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Excellent quality violin bow, lightweight, Markneukirchen

This excellent quality lightweight violin bow was made approx. 1930 in Markneukirchen, Saxony, a skilled work that was made of attractive red-brown pernambuco wood. The delicate round stick features excellent highest elasticity and great resilience. The elegant head is finely carved, the fine nickel-mounted ebony frog has a slide of yellowish mother-of-pearl, that is typical for Markneukirchen bow making. The percieved balance point is in the lower half of the stick, the measured balance point is at 27.2 cm of the total length of 73.4 cm. A highly recommendable, active, lightweight violin bow, that features a bright, warm and noble sound of character.