Franz Winkler bow info

[Mark Stefaniw]

I bought the Winkler back in 1987 for ~$450 if my memory serves me. I was offered $1,500 for it from another bass player 10 years ago, back when I had it fitted with a German frog. I should have sold it right then.

Putting the original French frog back on, Aaron Robertson at Robertson's violin shop in NM really like it when I went down there one day shopping for bows. I could not find a better playing bow for less than $3,000. It wasn't until I played a Reid Hudson bow that I became tempted to jump ship. Recently, one of my students bought an Eastman pernambuco French bass nbow for $500 that I think it superb -- it is the first "low cost" pernambuco bow that has ever caught my attention like this.

The Winkler is a bit heavy ~141g. Lynn Hannings figured it was early 40's vintage.