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Joel Larsson · #1 05-30-2009, 08:19 AM

I found a New Zealand site selling a "Dörfler, stamped G. Werner" for NZ$730. Eventually I found http://www.vivaceviolin.com/pp/Bows/.../VlnBw406.html which seems to further indicate that G. Werner is student grade bows made by Dörfler. On their website, I found no information on the stamping of their beginner/student level models, though...

G. Werner bows seems to sell for USD150-500.

On Krusig I have nothing. Can't find anything online, no matter which of the German words for bow or bow maker I use in association with his name.

Richard Prowse · #2 05-30-2009, 06:49 PM

Ken, good luck.
Just a little thing though, I noticed you've been doing a little bit of episodic posting on this thread. Please keep multiple posting for the bull pit, where it belongs.
Oh, and I'll keep an eye on Tim while you're away.

Ken Smith · #3 05-31-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Ken, good luck.
Just a little thing though, I noticed you've been doing a little bit of episodic posting on this thread. Please keep multiple posting for the bull pit, where it belongs.
Oh, and I'll keep an eye on Tim while you're away.

Lol.. Richard, what am I to do with you??

Richard Prowse · #4 05-31-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Lol.. Richard, what am I to do you you??

Are you asking some guy called 'you you'? Sounds like someone out of The Mikado.

Arnold Schnitzer · #5 06-05-2009, 02:47 PM

Ken, what basses will you be displaying?

Ken Smith · #6 06-06-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Arnold Schnitzer

Ken, what basses will you be displaying?

Arnold, I posted this a short time ago, post #15;

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We will be in Room 117, near the Esber Recital Hall in the School of Music Building, sharing the large Room 117 with one, perhaps two other vendors.

This is not where most of the other exhibits are but it's near the Recital Stage area in an adjacent building. Maybe we will be able to use the Stage to demo Basses, who knows?

The line-up at this time is;
Samuel Gilkes, London 1814
John Thomas Hart, London c.1830
Attr. English Gamba, c.1780
Oreste Martini, Mantova 1919
Oreste Candi, Genoa 1936
Peter Hamilton-Box, Kent 2008

We will also show a collection of fine French model Bass bows as well as our affordable KSB Bows in French (stamped C.Loveri) and German (stamped B.Fendt).

As of now, I still plan on bringing the same 6 Basses. What are you bringing?

Craig Regan · #7 06-10-2009, 09:29 AM

Here is a picture of Ken and his basses at the 2009 ISB.

Richard Prowse · #8 05-30-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

I found a New Zealand site selling a "Dörfler, stamped G. Werner" for NZ$730.

Where? Down here (NZ)? What city?

Ken Smith · #9 05-31-2009, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

I found a New Zealand site selling a "Dörfler, stamped G. Werner" for NZ$730. Eventually I found http://www.vivaceviolin.com/pp/Bows/.../VlnBw406.html which seems to further indicate that G. Werner is student grade bows made by Dörfler. On their website, I found no information on the stamping of their beginner/student level models, though...

G. Werner bows seems to sell for USD150-500.

On Krusig I have nothing. Can't find anything online, no matter which of the German words for bow or bow maker I use in association with his name.

I found a few websites that sell them but also list them in more than one level of Quality and price. All have been French that I have found. These are fairly high quality German made German Bows, from what I can see. Still, the prices the dealer set for them are probably what they sell for retail in NYC. At an international show, these two Bows may or may not be competitively priced. Still, I have a good bunch of great and classic bows besides these. I was just curious what was known about them out here because I had never heard of them before.

Ken Smith · #10 06-30-2009, 06:22 PM

I just found this on YouTube. That is the Room I was in and the guy next to the girl with the 'Butt Cradle' is playing the Lott Copy Bass and in the back you can see the Big Gamba and a quick glimpse of me sitting down.