Similar to Dorfler #15A, octagonal pernambuco violin bow

Founded by Aegidius Drfler four generations ago, the Drfler workshops are still owned and operated by the Drfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows. Their #15 model bows, made from selected pernambuco, are designed for students advancing through the intermediate grades, and have a...

Founded by Aegidius Drfler four generations ago, Drfler is still owned and operated by the Drfler family, and produce a wide range of good-quality bows. Their #15 model bows, made from selected pernambuco, are designed for students advancing through the intermediate grades. The octagonal stick gives...

This fine, silver-mounted violin bow was made in Germany by R Hagerman from well-selected pernambuco wood. The workmanship is skilled and individualistic, with an elegant, narrow head finished with a sweeping upturn. The simple ebony frog is offset with an attractive, broad pearl slide. The octagonal stick gives the tone clarity, with a crisp articulation and spiccato.

Founded in 1974, the Ary France bow making workshops have been producing a wide range of violin, viola, cello and double bass bows in both Brazilwood and Pernambuco wood for almost 50 years.This elegant, gold-mounted violin bow, stamped A. Martin, is positioned at the very top of their range and wil...

The JonPaul bow workshops in Utah, USA, are famous for their pioneering carbonfibre bows. Recently, they have extended their range to include bows made for them by other workshops. While most of these new additions are less expensive carbonfibre student bows, they have also diversified into traditio...

This professional-level violin bow, with its octagonal, selected pernambuco stick and elegant, silver-mounted frog, is something of a mystery. It is tempting to assume J.K. stands for Joseph Kun, but there are no records of this stamp being used by the late Canadian master bow maker. Whatever its or...

The JonPaul bow workshops in Utah, USA, are famous for their pioneering carbonfibre bows. Recently, they have extended their range to include bows made for them by other workshops. While most of these new additions are less expensive carbonfibre student bows, they have also diversified into traditio...

Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

Along with James Tubbs, John Dodd is considered Englands pre-eminent bow maker, working at a time when the modern Tourte style bow was still establishing itself west of the English Channel. This German bow, while owing little to the gracefulness of Dodds work, is a good example of the higher grade D...

The F. Schaeffer bow making company, founded by Floriano Shaeffer, one of Brazils best bow makers, is situated in the city of Aracruz on the coast north of Rio de Janiero. It has established a name as one of a number of Brazilian workshops producing excellent student and professional grade bows from...

Bows made by the world-famous violin workshops of W.E. Hill and Sons come in four different quality rankings, each one indicated by the stamp on the stick above the frog. The full stamp W.E. Hill and Sons on this bow shows us that this is one of their first grade bows, while the figure 3. hidden und...

The JonPaul workshops in Salt Lake City, Utah, are widely known for their pioneering, high-class carbonfibre bows, designed for advanced and advancing students. More recently they have expanded their range upwards, with a small team of three expert traditional bow makers creating fine master bows fr...

The Utah-based company JonPaul Bows has, over the years, made a name for itself as a workshop producing high-class carbon-fibre bows. More recently, JonPaul has started sourcing and distributing a range of bows for the student market. Their visually stunning Fusion bows blend technology and nature, ...

NZSO double bass player Stephen Gibbs and violist Michael Cuncannon teamed together to form The Bow Company in 2001, to promote Gibbss talent as a bow maker. This example, halfway between a full-size and a 3/4 violin bow, would be an excellent choice for an advancing student with a shorter arm reach...

Arcos Brasil was founded in 1996 to bring together a new, talented generation of bow makers, some of the best available pernambuco wood in Brazil and a fully-committed conservation programme to help preserve and sustain this crucial and endangered tree. The programme has propagated, planted and dist...

W.E. Hill and Sons, for a time one of the most authoritative and prestigious violin dealers in the world, also had their own workshops, making fine violins in the Anglo-French tradition, excellent bows, and luxury cases. Their bows came in several grades, distinguished by the stamp on the stick. Thi...

These well-finished, silver-mounted, Chinese violin bows are marketed under the Schumann brand, although the sticks themselves are not stamped. The workmanship is very clean, and the pearl slides are particularly attractive. The sticks, made from ipe wood, a fine-grained alternative to pernambuco, a...

Schumann carbon fibre bows are visually attractive with cleanly-finished ebony frogs featuring Parisian eyes and nickel silver mounts. This model has a dark red-brown stick, subtly flecked to look like pernambuco wood. As a result, this well-performing bow has a far more traditional look than the more common black or braided finishes we are used to seeing with this grade of carbon fibre bow.

The Utah-based company JonPaul Bows has, over the years, made a name for itself as a workshop producing high-class carbon-fibre bows. More recently, it has started sourcing and distributing bows for the student market, with a range that includes the Fusion. This line of bows is a blend, as they desc...

The F. Schaeffer bow making company, situated in the city of Aracruz on the coast north of Rio de Janiero, is one of a number of Brazilian workshops producing excellent student and professional grade bows from sustainable pernambuco wood. The workmanship is skilled, clean and elegant, and the playab...

In keeping with the stamp, Vuillaume Paris, the German-made bow stick and frog are fitted together using the Vuillaume method, with a silver-wound thread lapping in keeping with the French styling of the frog. In contrast, the octagonal pernambuco stick is skilfully but robustly shaped. The playing ...

This elegantly made, silver-mounted violin bow, stamped JF Lee, is made by prize-winning archetier JianFeng Li, who studied with the prominent American bow maker John Norwood Lee before establishing his own studio in the north-eastern Chinese port city of Ningbo. His bows have won prizes in internat...