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Bausch Bows
I just bought a good deal, a Bausch Bow in nice condition.
It is a German bow from the turn of the century. Can someone tell me about this bow? I just bought my new $5000 bass now I have an antique Pernambucco German Bausch bow for $500! It was 1/2 off Is this a professional bow? It is exceptionally light weight, has nickel and ebony features, a dark pernambucco. It looks like this was restored and fixed a few times by this store. But it is nice. |
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$500?
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LUDWIG CHRISTIAN AUGUST BAUSCH ( 1805 - 1871 ) Studied in Dresden and eventually set up his own firm in Leipzig. He combined the best elements of French and German styles, and achieved enough fame to be called the "German Tourte". His 2 sons, Otto and Ludwig produced bows until 1908. Must be one other generation not recorded in the Books I have because they all die off in the 1870s, the sons that is. In either case, you could have a Gem or a Bow you paid $500 for. Have an expert look at it if at all possible. Maybe, you need a refund and should return the Bow. I doubt that any Bausch Bow could be had for that price unless it's broken. Even a repaired Morizot sold recently for $2000 in my area and the Stick had been broken and repaired with a wire wrap up near the tip. A Bausch in the same condition would bring no less or more if broken. |
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Well.... I called and asked the history of it.... they say 1890 is what they think.
It is pernambucco unlike most Bausch bows I have seen. It has ebony fittings. and an odd screw end, its not ebony or anything I know of, a very dark yellowy brown sort of soft material. Interesting. The bow is nice, I can get a good loud sound out of it. Very very light weight, lighter than the new pernambuccos the store was selling for $800+. |
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1890?
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Cool. Thanks Ken, I will ask for sure. And I will post some pictures.
One thing I found odd about this bow is that there are no Leather wrap, or silver coil wire wrapping around the stick like on most bows I see. Is this because of its age? Did they not do that back then? It is a round stick, which my bass teacher said was not that common. ??? Am I interpreting that right? |
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huh?
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German-style bows commonly do not have lapping.
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are you sure, dave?
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I don't play German bow, but I'm sure many, if not most of the German bows I've seen did not have lapping. What purpose would it serve? But I'll take a wild guess that your experience is different than mine.
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i think so
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So, what purpose does it serve?
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i think a wire wrapping can influence the weight/balance on a german bow.
the leather, ok, hm.... |
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brandon, where are the pics?
+ pics of your new bass! |
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I have no wrapping on my bow! I think I heard somebody refer to the wrapping on the German bows as "fundamentally unnecessary", that is, if it's there, it's either to add weight/adjust balance, or because it's pretty to look at. On the other hand, French players wear on the wood in a different way than German players, which is why you will hardly find a French bow without. His thoughts, not mine, but maybe there's some truth to it.
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