ISB @ Penn State..

[Ken Smith]

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]

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.

[Richard Prowse]

Ken, you are a handsome man - a good catch for any woman.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Ken, you are a handsome man - a good catch for any woman.

You can see me sitting back there in the end(1:26) near the Big Gamba?

[Calvin Marks]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

You can see me sitting back there in the end(1:26) near the Big Gamba?

Indeed, as Richard said: "quite the catch!"

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

Indeed, as Richard said: "quite the catch!"

With barely half my head showing in the background? You can't be looking at me.. lol

[Ken Smith]

Can you find me in this YouTube video? I can't but I can hear my Bass slightly, the Hart (yes, I do take her out on occasion). Most of it is one Bass only but due to the set-up, I am in the middle and blocked by the conductor. This is a reverse bass section set-up but I did it so I can be closer to the 'stick' and looking straight at him, not at his hip from behind 4 rows of Celli with Tymp's in my ears right behind me. We also did Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet that night the second half. There is a split bass part, a famous required excerpt and out of 5 basses of which I had us split 2 up and 3 down, the Conductor asked for only one Bass up high, ME. Bare ass naked up there. Calvin, you know the part. Scan it in so these readers can grow some whiskers..