French viola bow by J.T.L. Paris, Buthod (J.F. Raffin)

French viola bow. This excellent French viola bow was made approx. 1940 in the ateliers of Thibouville-Lamy. The strong, round stick was made of red pernambuco wood and features a very well distributed diameter. Its setup with a nickel mounted ebony frog with Pearl eye and a one-part adjuster is of finest quality, too. The sensed balance point of the bow is in the upper third, the measured balance point is at 26.1 cm. With its perfect response the bow produces a resonant sound, light, clear and extremly precise, radiant and brilliant, which makes it a perfect match to suitable for muffled-sounding violas where it adds clarity to the sound. Worked by our luthiers and ready to play, with free worldwide shipping, 30 days returns and Corilon's trade-back option.