Silver Tipped Bows

[Ken Smith]

Yes, all 3 Bultitudes I had were with 'metal' tips. Again, I am not sure exactly what the tip material is. The Grunberger is metal as well but that's not a Bow I use. The Bultitudes are bows that I used and they were all in the 140gram range depending on the grip. The Bultitudes were exceptional bows as they were. I don't think the Tip material mattered. When making a Bow, all good makers weight out the combined materials for the balance overall. Anyone can change a Tip but selecting and carving the Stick is where the Art of the Bow is.

On the Lipkins of mine you tried I made it a point when trying out basses not to put attention on the Bow so one can concentrate listen to the bass. On this particular Lipkins bow, the bounce/spiccato is unreal. I can make it bounce more if needed by tightening the stick or less by loosening it to lay on the strings more with just enough hair tension to play firmly.