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Cuniot-Hury *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23567

The Cuniot-Hury workshop was founded by Pierre Cuniot in the later 19th century. It flourished under Pierre’s son Eugène who employed several fine makers including E.F.Ouchard and later his son E.A.Ouchard. This fine bow has a Vuillaume-style frog and is in almost new condition, remarkable for a bow that is 120 years old. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Raffin, Paris who describes it as a beautiful example of this great French maker.

USD 0.0000

W.E.Hill & Sons

sku Product SKU:  20862

The workshops of W.E.Hill & Sons produced exceptional bows for many decades. The bows stamped HILL, H&S or W.E.H&S were considered their “Budget” bows which sold at a lower price. In reality the only real difference between these bows and those with the “full stamp” W.E.HILL & SONS were the frog and button which had simpler mountings. But the quality of the sticks were usually the same on all of the Hill bows.

USD 0.0000

Ernst Heinrich Roth

sku Product SKU:  22975

In addition to fine instruments, the famous Ernst Heinrich Roth workshops have produced excellent quality bows. This is an especially nice example of their work.

USD 0.0000

Roger Treat

sku Product SKU:  20936

Roger Treat studied the art of bow making with Lynn Hannings, Jerry Pascewicz and Rodney Mohr before opening his own workshop over twenty-five years ago. Over the years he has become a highly respected maker, not just in New England but all over the country.

USD 0.0000

R. L. Steenburgen

sku Product SKU:  22414

Highly respected for his work,Randy Steenburgen has won several gold medals at Violin Society of America (VSA) competitions, perhaps the most important in the world. This is a beautifully made bow, typical of his high level of craftsmanship.

USD 0.0000

Richard Grünke

sku Product SKU:  22985

Born in 1930, Richard Grünke trained with a number of important bow makers before setting up his own workshop in 1975. The tradition continues with Richard’s son Klaus.

USD 0.0000

Heinz Dölling

sku Product SKU:  23252

Heinz Dölling worked with his father Otto and established his own workshop in 1938. He was highly respected for his elegant workmanship. Even though the GDR was not favorable towards individual craftsmen developing their own personal style, he was able to establish an international reputation through major trade fairs. This excellent example has a beautiful horn frog.

USD 0.0000

Emile Boulangeot

sku Product SKU:  15535

A beautiful French bow made for Emile Boulangeot’s firm in Lyon.

USD 0.0000

C.N. Bazin *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  20199

Charles Nicolas Bazin was one of the most important bow makers from Mirecourt in the last two centuries. Many experts consider C.N. Bazin the finest of the eight members of the Bazin bow making dynasty. Apart from being a great craftsman, he was also a great teacher and businessman, running a very efficient workshop that supplied bows of high quality to many shops in Paris and beyond. For this reason, his bows are frequently unbranded. This bow is light and lithe, and is an elegant example of his swan head model.

USD 0.0000

August Nürnberger-Suess*SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23094

August Nürnberger-Suess was born in 1872 and studied bow making with his father Adolf Nürnberger and his grandfather J.C.Suess. He emigrated to Novato, California in 1912 and in spite of the rural location of Novato (about 30 miles north of San Francisco) had a successful career.

USD 0.0000

John Norwood Lee

sku Product SKU:  22457

Over the years, John Norwood Lee has become one of the best known bow makers in America. He spent many years in the workshops of Bein & Fushi in Chicago perfecting his craft before opening his own workshop. This is an especially nice example of his work, gold mounted with a beautiful  gold and ebony button.

USD 0.0000

Gottfried Sturm

sku Product SKU:  22983

USD 0.0000

H. Wunderlich

sku Product SKU:  22246

USD 0.0000

Fine Old German *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23247

A beautiful gold-mounted bow

USD 0.0000

H.R.Pfretzschner

sku Product SKU:  22988

USD 0.0000

Klaus Werner Uebel *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22914

The Uebel family of bow makers is in its 4th generation and was founded in 1882. Klaus W.Uebel became a master bow maker in 1982. This beautiful bow has elegantly engraved silver mounts.

USD 0.0000

Heinz Dölling

sku Product SKU:  24120

Heinz Dölling worked with his father Otto and established his own workshop in 1938. He was highly respected for his elegant workmanship. Even though the GDR (East Germany) was not favorable towards individual craftsmen developing their own personal style, he was able to establish an international reputation through major trade fairs.

USD 0.0000

Herbert Wanka

sku Product SKU:  24143

Herbert Wanka is one of the best known and respected of today’s Germen bow makers. He began his training in 1952 when German violin and bow makers, mostly refugees from Czechoslovakia, were first establishing their workshops in Bubenreuth. He then worked for several years with Gotthard Schuster before opening his own shop in 1971. He was later joined by his son Christian. Although his work still shows some of the qualities of Schuster’s work, his bows have his own personal style.

USD 0.0000

Paul Herrmann *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23213

The Herrmann family of bow makers was one of the most respected and important in Saxony and were closely associated with the Knopfs. Paul Herrmann was the son of Friedrich August Herrmann. After working with his father, he set up his own workshop in 1921, working there until his death in 1972.

USD 0.0000

Otto Dürrschmidt

sku Product SKU:  23315

USD 0.0000

Monique Poullot

sku Product SKU:  POULLOT-VLN

Several examples. For more than 20 years, we have been the exclusive representatives of Monique Poullot’s bows in the United States. Her training can be traced back to the bow making school in Mirecourt run by Bernard Ouchard, as her first teacher was a graduate of the program. Well steeped in the traditional methods of the great French school, she has continued perfecting her craft with such masters as the renowned Stephane Tomachot. These bows are a great value for the price. Her wood selection is first rate, consistently rich in tonal properties and flexible across the strings. Her bows are excellent for any player looking for a good, modern French bow at an affordable price.
See our article on Monique and Jacques Poullot for more information

USD 0.0000

Gotthard Schuster *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  21915

Gotthard Schuster was trained by his father in Markneukirchen. After WWII he moved the workshop to Bubenreuth in Western Germany where he became successful and highly respected. His bows became especially popular in the U.S. due to the support of Rembert Wurlitzer in New York.

USD 0.0000

Old German stamped E.Eberle

sku Product SKU:  23307

USD 0.0000

Herbert Wanka *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23989

Herbert Wanka is considered among the finest bow makers in Germany. He sudied with Emanuel Schuster before embarking on a fifty year career in his Bubenreuth workshop.

USD 0.0000

Cuniot-Hury *SOLD*
23567

The Cuniot-Hury workshop was founded by Pierre Cuniot in the later 19th century. It flourished under Pierre’s son Eugène who employed several fine makers including E.F.Ouchard and later his son E.A.Ouchard. This fine bow has a Vuillaume-style frog and is in almost new condition, remarkable for a bow that is 120 years old. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Raffin, Paris who describes it as a beautiful example of this great French maker.

W.E.Hill & Sons
20862

The workshops of W.E.Hill & Sons produced exceptional bows for many decades. The bows stamped HILL, H&S or W.E.H&S were considered their “Budget” bows which sold at a lower price. In reality the only real difference between these bows and those with the “full stamp” W.E.HILL & SONS were the frog and button which had simpler mountings. But the quality of the sticks were usually the same on all of the Hill bows.

Ernst Heinrich Roth
22975

In addition to fine instruments, the famous Ernst Heinrich Roth workshops have produced excellent quality bows. This is an especially nice example of their work.

Roger Treat
20936

Roger Treat studied the art of bow making with Lynn Hannings, Jerry Pascewicz and Rodney Mohr before opening his own workshop over twenty-five years ago. Over the years he has become a highly respected maker, not just in New England but all over the country.

R. L. Steenburgen
22414

Highly respected for his work,Randy Steenburgen has won several gold medals at Violin Society of America (VSA) competitions, perhaps the most important in the world. This is a beautifully made bow, typical of his high level of craftsmanship.

Richard Grünke
22985

Born in 1930, Richard Grünke trained with a number of important bow makers before setting up his own workshop in 1975. The tradition continues with Richard’s son Klaus.

Heinz Dölling
23252

Heinz Dölling worked with his father Otto and established his own workshop in 1938. He was highly respected for his elegant workmanship. Even though the GDR was not favorable towards individual craftsmen developing their own personal style, he was able to establish an international reputation through major trade fairs. This excellent example has a beautiful horn frog.

Emile Boulangeot
15535

A beautiful French bow made for Emile Boulangeot’s firm in Lyon.

C.N. Bazin *SOLD*
20199

Charles Nicolas Bazin was one of the most important bow makers from Mirecourt in the last two centuries. Many experts consider C.N. Bazin the finest of the eight members of the Bazin bow making dynasty. Apart from being a great craftsman, he was also a great teacher and businessman, running a very efficient workshop that supplied bows of high quality to many shops in Paris and beyond. For this reason, his bows are frequently unbranded. This bow is light and lithe, and is an elegant example of his swan head model.

August Nürnberger-Suess*SOLD*
23094

August Nürnberger-Suess was born in 1872 and studied bow making with his father Adolf Nürnberger and his grandfather J.C.Suess. He emigrated to Novato, California in 1912 and in spite of the rural location of Novato (about 30 miles north of San Francisco) had a successful career.

John Norwood Lee
22457

Over the years, John Norwood Lee has become one of the best known bow makers in America. He spent many years in the workshops of Bein & Fushi in Chicago perfecting his craft before opening his own workshop. This is an especially nice example of his work, gold mounted with a beautiful  gold and ebony button.

Gottfried Sturm
22983

H. Wunderlich
22246

Fine Old German *SOLD*
23247

A beautiful gold-mounted bow

H.R.Pfretzschner
22988

Klaus Werner Uebel *SOLD*
22914

The Uebel family of bow makers is in its 4th generation and was founded in 1882. Klaus W.Uebel became a master bow maker in 1982. This beautiful bow has elegantly engraved silver mounts.

Heinz Dölling
24120

Heinz Dölling worked with his father Otto and established his own workshop in 1938. He was highly respected for his elegant workmanship. Even though the GDR (East Germany) was not favorable towards individual craftsmen developing their own personal style, he was able to establish an international reputation through major trade fairs.

Herbert Wanka
24143

Herbert Wanka is one of the best known and respected of today’s Germen bow makers. He began his training in 1952 when German violin and bow makers, mostly refugees from Czechoslovakia, were first establishing their workshops in Bubenreuth. He then worked for several years with Gotthard Schuster before opening his own shop in 1971. He was later joined by his son Christian. Although his work still shows some of the qualities of Schuster’s work, his bows have his own personal style.

Paul Herrmann *SOLD*
23213

The Herrmann family of bow makers was one of the most respected and important in Saxony and were closely associated with the Knopfs. Paul Herrmann was the son of Friedrich August Herrmann. After working with his father, he set up his own workshop in 1921, working there until his death in 1972.

Otto Dürrschmidt
23315

Monique Poullot
POULLOT-VLN

Several examples. For more than 20 years, we have been the exclusive representatives of Monique Poullot’s bows in the United States. Her training can be traced back to the bow making school in Mirecourt run by Bernard Ouchard, as her first teacher was a graduate of the program. Well steeped in the traditional methods of the great French school, she has continued perfecting her craft with such masters as the renowned Stephane Tomachot. These bows are a great value for the price. Her wood selection is first rate, consistently rich in tonal properties and flexible across the strings. Her bows are excellent for any player looking for a good, modern French bow at an affordable price.
See our article on Monique and Jacques Poullot for more information

Gotthard Schuster *SOLD*
21915

Gotthard Schuster was trained by his father in Markneukirchen. After WWII he moved the workshop to Bubenreuth in Western Germany where he became successful and highly respected. His bows became especially popular in the U.S. due to the support of Rembert Wurlitzer in New York.

Herbert Wanka *SOLD*
23989

Herbert Wanka is considered among the finest bow makers in Germany. He sudied with Emanuel Schuster before embarking on a fifty year career in his Bubenreuth workshop.

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