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Michael Holden · #1 03-05-2007, 07:47 PM

Yea I was actually asking about the quality of their work... not their business practices.

Ken Smith · #2 03-05-2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Holden

Yea I was actually asking about the quality of their work... not their business practices.

The Quality of Whos work? That's my point. We don't actually know who is making them. Companies will go to great lengths to protect their sources. I do not doubt that a large US Distributor does not or cannot import Bows directly from China contracted by Germany.

Asain companies drop ship as well to cut down on double shipping costs.

Find out from Pfretzschner how much their Bows cost and in Italy, call Lucchi who I know hand makes their Bows. The run $2500-$4500 from what I have seen and that's from Lucchi directly to the Bass shop, not thru a distributor.

If a Paesold 'handmade in Germany' can be 'double' wholesaled and still LIST for only $1068., then I have a Bridge in Brooklyn for sale..

I think if the Quality was anything other than average for a Student grade Bow, we would hear more about them.

Michael Holden · #3 03-05-2007, 08:29 PM

I understand what you're saying. That's why I called to make sure they list Eastmans as a distributor... so I called them they said they are Handmade in Germany... but they also sounded like they new less than I did so I wasn't sure of their info... so I went right to the source... Paesold told me that they personally in their shop... make their bows.. in Germany... they are not in Asia.. their bows never touch Asian soil.
and since I can't find a distributor for Marco Raposo bows, and on his website it doesn't look like you can purchase straight form him... Paesold may be a decent choice.

Anselm Hauke · #4 03-06-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Holden

Yea I was actually asking about the quality of their work... not their business practices.

my first bow was a paesold. i paid 600 DM (300€ now) 25 years ago.
i used the bow through my music-study and several years working fulltime in professional opera/symphony-orchestras.
i have also some other bows (kurt dölling/albert nürnberger/arcus) but the paesold did the job always good. i never heard complaints about the bow from my colleagues, only about the bow-user

Michael Holden · #5 03-07-2007, 09:48 AM

Hey Guys, I'm trying to find out some info on a bowmaker named Horst John. Does anybody have any info?

Michael Holden · #6 03-08-2007, 03:20 PM

I actually just found out. Horst John bows also go by John Brasil. Any info on them?

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