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

Mittenwald: violin making “in the midst of the forest”

Stradivari's heirs: masters of contemporary violin making in Cremona

François Nicolas Voirin and the new French violin bow

Rembert Wurlitzer and the travels of antique violins

Eric Blot, the expert of Cremona and Italian violin making

Morizot père et Morizot frères: the short history of a great family of bow makers

The fathers Bazin: the great name of Mirecourt bow making

Fine quality Markneukirchen violin bow. Knopf workshop, c.1880

This fine quality German violin bow is strong and active, it was made in Markneukirchen in the Knopf workshop around 1880. The strong yet elastic octagonal stick is of very good tension, made of fine quality red-brown pernambuco wood. The stick is of high tension and plays actively and bouncy. The ebony frog is silver mounted. The weight is 55.0 g, the total length 74.5 cm. The felt balance point is centered, slightly shifted towards the upper half of the stick with a balance point measured at 25.1 cm from the frog end (adjuster length included). This strong, active violin bow is in perfect and immediate playing condition. Works well for fast virtuoso play and Mozart pieces.

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