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Excellent German violin bow, circa 1920 - lightweight, radiant

Lightweight German violin bow from the 1920's that features a beautiful strength/tension ratio, light weight and easy handling, excellent reacitvity and elasticity and a perfect weight distribution with a balance-point that is sensed well-centered, slightly shifted towards the upper half to enable easy handling and virtuoso play. The violin bow has a handy llightweight stick featuring high...

Lightweight German violin bow from the 1920's that features a beautiful strength/tension ratio, light weight and easy handling, excellent reacitvity and elasticity and a perfect weight distribution with a balance-point that is sensed well-centered, slightly shifted towards the upper half to enable easy handling and virtuoso play. The violin bow has a handy llightweight stick featuring high tension and that was crafted of fine, orange-brown pernambuco wood; its overall appearance is very typical for violin bows from the traditional violin making town of Markneukirchen in Saxony, where it was crafted approx. 1920. The nickel mounted ebony frog and the head demonstrates the flawless craftsmanship of the bow, that features a total length of 74.6 cm, with a measured balance point at 26.9 cm. According to its recommendable playing properties this excellent German violin bow features a bright, strong, radiant French sound. Our expert luthiers completely worked over this violin bow that is perfectly preserved and offered in immediate playing condition. This violin bow works well with most instruments and will add clarity to the tone of your violin

Inventory no.
B1017
Provenance
Markneukirchen
Year
circa 1920
Tone
bright, radiant, strong, French, giving
Weight
55.3 g
Excellent German violin bow, circa 1920 - lightweight, radiant
Excellent German violin bow, circa 1920 - lightweight, radiant
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