French Bows

[Abe Gumroyan]

Hi Guys,

Have any of you gents seen a listing or personally seen any bass bows made by Pecatte or Tourte? I know their violin bows cost about the same as a house lol but was curious if they ever made bass bows. The most high end bow i have seen personally were some Sartory and Vigneron bows and they were in the 15K-20K range.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Abe Gumroyan

Hi Guys,

Have any of you gents seen a listing or personally seen any bass bows made by Pecatte or Tourte? I know their violin bows cost about the same as a house lol but was curious if they ever made bass bows. The most high end bow i have seen personally were some Sartory and Vigneron bows and they were in the 15K-20K range.

Well I think I have heard of Pecatte Bass Bows but not sure which Pecatte might have made Bows for the Bass if not all of them. On the Tourte theory, I have never heard of one but it is possible. He is considered to be the father of the modern bow. Read here to learn more about Bow history. http://www.wps.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/...kers.htm#PARIS

One time when asking the current world renown bow expert Raffin about my Bazin and the history of the family members according to one of the websites like the one posted, he informed me that they were wrong on one of the generations concerning Bazin.

Still, much of the information we read is spot on. Sometimes its more a matter of opinion that actual fact.

[Abe Gumroyan]

Ken,

My bow repairmen in LA informed that a tourte bass bow did in fact exist. One of few ever made. It sold for 75K at christie's a couple of year's back.

[Joel Larsson]

Originally Posted by Abe Gumroyan

It sold for 75K at christie's a couple of year's back.

Makes me kind of happy to play German... difficult to find anything more expensive than a pre-1921 Pfetzschner.

[Abe Gumroyan]

Yea I don't blame you. I think the most priciest German bow I've seen go for was for 5-6k and that was a gold mounted/snakewood stick made by Dolling. 5-6k for a French stick is considered on the cheap side lol

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Abe Gumroyan

Yea I don't blame you. I think the most priciest German bow I've seen go for was for 5-6k and that was a gold mounted/snakewood stick made by Dolling. 5-6k for a French stick is considered on the cheap side lol

Well 5-6K for a French stick is about Par for the best new makers but not the classics. I have several modern Bows by various makers that are as good as most any boy unless you are talking about something special. I mean playable beyond imagination, not just old and famous.

[Dave Kaczorowski]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

One time when asking the current world renown bow expert Raffin about my Bazin and the history of the family members according to one of the websites like the one posted, he informed me that they were wrong on one of the generations concerning Bazin.

Wrong on which part?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Dave Kaczorowski

Wrong on which part?

I don't exactly remember but it was something about the dates from some bow website that I asked him about.