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Rare bows for violin, viola, violoncello, 1931
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1RARE BOWS FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO . . . WURLITZER
3OLD GERMAN VIOLIN BOWS (Continued)
5No. 1461
6CHRISTIAN SÜSS
71830–1900
8An excellent master, and a fine specimen. Octagon stick, dark red-brown color. Silver-mounted frog, solid cap button. Fifty dollars
10No. 1626
11VUILLAUME COPY
12Old German copy of Vuillaume, with same rounded frog edges and under-slide. Silver mountings, pearl eyelets and slide. The stick round, of chocolate brown color. Fifty dollars
14*No. 1336
15H. H. PRELL
16One of the contemporary fine producers, has a well merited reputation for the excellency of his work. This bow is most desirable, with strength and flexibility. Round, dark red-brown stick. Ebony frog with gold mounting, small pearl eyelets and slide. Ebony button, gold rings. Whalebone wrapping.
17Fifty-five dollars
19*No. 1194
20H. R. PFREITZSCHNER
21A fine stick, round, medium-brown color. Plain ebony frog with silver trim, ringed button. Whalebone wrapping. Sixty dollars
23No. 1561
24CHRISTIAN SÜSS
251830–1900
26Stamped "Tourte." A very well-made bow, attributed to Süss. Round stick, reddish color. The head is graceful, with ivory plate. Modern silver-mounted frog, of ebony, with plain side. Solid cap button. Whalebone wrapping.
27Sixty dollars
29*No. 1590
30L. NEUNER
31This bow is of fine Mittenwald origin, the Neuner family being prominent as makers of fine instruments for many generations. Octagonal, light-brown color. Ebony frog with pearl eyes and slide, mounted with gold alloy ferrule and heel, the button also gold alloy mounted.
32Sixty dollars
34*Stamped with name of maker
36No. 1629
37VOIRIN COPY
38Stamped F. N. Voirin à Paris, and a very fine replica. Round stick of fine wood, reddish-chocolate color, polished. Gold-mounted ebony frog, and solid cap button. Sixty dollars
40No. 1678
41TOURTE MODEL
42Attributed to Suss, stamped "Tourte," in small letters. Round, medium chocolate color. The head is a copy of early style. The frog not original, German silver trim. Old French silver-ringed button. Silver thread wrapping.
43Sixty-five dollars
45No. 1377
46VOIRIN COPY
47A fine copy of Voirin, and stamped with that maker's name. Octagon, medium brown color. Silver-mounted ebony frog, pearl eyelets and slide. Gold wrapping. An exceptionally fine playing bow.
48Seventy-five dollars
50No. 1421
51ALBERT NÜRNBERGER
52The excellence of his bows is attested by the fact that many of our most prominent artists use them. This is an octagonal, medium red-brown stick. Ebony frog with gold mounting
53Seventy-five dollars
55No. 1708
56H. R. PFREITZSCHNER
57A firm, round stick, plum-brown color. The frog is of tortoise-shell, with gold ferrule and heel, ringed pearl eyes. Gold end button. A fine playing stick. Has been in long service, but is in very good condition. Eighty-five dollars
59No. 1484
60H. R. PFREITZSCHNER
61By all odds, the best of a large family of violin and bow makers; his product was consistently of high order; he is said to have been apprenticed to J. B. Vuillaume, and while he made bows in various grades, his work never
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