Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 31

Rare bows for violin, viola, violoncello, 1931

26 lines. Read by computer on 23 September 2026. Printed page 27. See the scan on archive.org.

1RARE BOWS FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO … WURLITZER
3VIOLIN BOW by N. SIMON
4Paris, 1808-1882
5A pupil of Dominique Peccatte, whose Paris establishment he purchased in 1847 after having worked for some years in the shop of Vuillaume. From 1848 until about 1851, he worked together with Henry, after which he operated for himself alone.
7*No. 1660
8ex LOUIS PERSINGER
9A fine specimen. Round stick, dull nut-brown color. Typical head, ivory plate. Original silver-mounted ebony frog, shows long usage. Ebony button with silver rings. Silver wire wrapping. Full weight. One hundred and twenty-five dollars
11VIOLA BOW by N. SIMON
12*No. 1290
13Round stick, medium light-reddish color. Original frog, silver-mounted. Ebony button with silver rings. Good head with ivory plate.
14One hundred and fifty dollars
16VIOLONCELLO BOWS by N. SIMON
17No. 1510
18Fine, longish head. Round, medium-brown color. Original silver-mounted frog and button. Silver wrapping.
19One hundred dollars
21No. 1511
22Round, red-brown color. Silver-mounted ebony frog. French silver and black wrapping.
23One hundred dollars
25*Stamped with name of maker

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