German violin bow - Markneukirchen, 1950's - mellow sound
Lightweight German violin bow with a soft, mellow sound. This bow was handmade in the 1950's and probably comes from a workshop in the Markneukirchen area. The octagonal stick is made of fine, orange-brown pernambuco wood and is very well balanced. The violin bow plays easily and forgiving, A rose-green shimmering mother-of-pearl slide adorns the ebony frog with mother-of-pearl eye, which is...
Lightweight German violin bow with a soft, mellow sound. This bow was handmade in the 1950's and probably comes from a workshop in the Markneukirchen area. The octagonal stick is made of fine, orange-brown pernambuco wood and is very well balanced. The violin bow plays easily and forgiving, A rose-green shimmering mother-of-pearl slide adorns the ebony frog with mother-of-pearl eye, which is executed in simple beauty. At a length of 74.7 cm, the ready-to-play violin bow weighs 57.7 g and is easy to play thanks to its balance point in the lower third. This lightweight bow produces a warm, mellow sound and is therefore an ideal match to sharp or shrill sounding violins.
