Calvin Marks
11-02-2010, 07:12 PM
I've become the lucky owner of a very wonderful old bow. Aesthetically it is certainly not pleasing or in the best shape but the sound is absolutely fantastic and is perfectly balanced. I purchased it from a very well known Parisian bassist that owned it for twenty odd years and made his career on it. The wood is not expensive, maybe some sort of Brazilwood but I do not think Pernambuco. Shorter than your modern French bow. No ferrule. Butterfly screw
It is written "VI" at the tip.
The bow does have a stamp on the frog but it is difficult to make out since it was left under strings for many years and sustained damage.
What I can make out is that there is definitely an ellipse (circle) and within it the words"
"A BROS" and underneath it "CLT"...
It could also be "A GROS" or "GROG" and OLT or some sort of variant.
Playing length of hair is a touch under 20"
Frog is short at 27mm in height
The previous owner suggests it is French or German from around 1875-1900.
It was also extremely inexpensive, which for me is fantastic.
Thanks for any help!
Photos:
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=84fc6c4c13149e8798eaaa81fd7cc0e8
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=49f16f4559818bb046286ae521dec302
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=84fc6c4c13149e8798eaaa81fd7cc0e8)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=2087610dca601e0a7ed30cbe7dce0ade
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=2087610dca601e0a7ed30cbe7dce0ade)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=9be7634899a34f645d145f3c91963fe3
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=9be7634899a34f645d145f3c91963fe3)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=42df8a6554319badaf5504fcd23e2e63
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=42df8a6554319badaf5504fcd23e2e63)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=0be24b98e5d8df304689c60c7b889ad2
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=0be24b98e5d8df304689c60c7b889ad2)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=fbdd7f252d956090bb88607c055f95f1
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=fbdd7f252d956090bb88607c055f95f1)
It is written "VI" at the tip.
The bow does have a stamp on the frog but it is difficult to make out since it was left under strings for many years and sustained damage.
What I can make out is that there is definitely an ellipse (circle) and within it the words"
"A BROS" and underneath it "CLT"...
It could also be "A GROS" or "GROG" and OLT or some sort of variant.
Playing length of hair is a touch under 20"
Frog is short at 27mm in height
The previous owner suggests it is French or German from around 1875-1900.
It was also extremely inexpensive, which for me is fantastic.
Thanks for any help!
Photos:
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=84fc6c4c13149e8798eaaa81fd7cc0e8
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=49f16f4559818bb046286ae521dec302
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=84fc6c4c13149e8798eaaa81fd7cc0e8)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=2087610dca601e0a7ed30cbe7dce0ade
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=2087610dca601e0a7ed30cbe7dce0ade)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=9be7634899a34f645d145f3c91963fe3
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=9be7634899a34f645d145f3c91963fe3)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=42df8a6554319badaf5504fcd23e2e63
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=42df8a6554319badaf5504fcd23e2e63)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=0be24b98e5d8df304689c60c7b889ad2
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=0be24b98e5d8df304689c60c7b889ad2)
http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=fbdd7f252d956090bb88607c055f95f1
(http://www.picstation.net/show-image.php?id=fbdd7f252d956090bb88607c055f95f1)