Master-crafted, Hand-made bows, Silver and Gold Quality Levels
Pernambuco Bass Bows are all master-crafted from the finest materials. Sticks are carefully graded to insure best playability.Silver or Gold Quality Levels refer to the high quality of the sticks.Denser, finer grained Pernambuco is more rare and much harder to work than softer grades.Octagon cut sticks are more costly due to the increased labor Lemur Music imports carefully for your protection. All paperwork and documentation provided upon request.
Bass Bows from the workshops of Bernd Dolling, Michael Dolling, H.R. Pfretzschner, Lothar Seifert, Egidius Dorfler, and more.
Master Crafted Bows are Available for In-Home, In-Studio Bass Bow Trials. Call 800-246-2277 to speak with Lemur's well-qualified, expert customer service representative to arrange your trial. In-Store Bow Trials are offered by appointment.Call or email lemurmusic.com
Frog:French style ebony frog, pearl slide fully lined, with silver ringed pearl eye.
Button:Silver barrel button, short length.
Wrap:Black leather over silver wire.
Tip:Silver tip plate, no bone or ivory.
Specs: 135 grams, 71cm overall length.
Comment:Please phone for a nice chat to determine if this is the bow you need to move to the next professional player’s level. 800-246-2277. Available for In-Home, In-Studio Bow Trial.
Frog:French style snakewood frog with mother of pearl slide, fully lined, pearl eye with silver ring.
Button: Silver and snakewood divided octagon barrel button.
Wrap:Golden brown lizard leather.
Specs: 142-145 grams, 71 cm overall length.
Comment:Meister Schicker had a great variety of silhouettes in his French Model bows.He makes the most of Snakewood, a notoriously difficult-to-work material and crafts a traditionally shaped French bow from snakewood.Overall the weight is higher in a snakewood bow, but the balance has been thoughtfully worked by using a snakewood frog.These bows are exceptionally articulate. I truly wish that Horst Schicker were still making bows.It was a pleasure to have his fine snakewood and pernambuco bass bows at Lemur.Toni Buffa Call for In-Home, In-Studio Bow Trial.800-246-2277.
STICK:Octagon shaped, medium brown Pernambuco.Finish has a fair amount of wear, but no cracks are evident.
BUTTON & FROG:All original ebony frog and divided barrel button. Tiny chip on frog face - lower edge.Could be smoothed easily without detriment to value of bow. Large ebony ring on end-dot of button. Handmade Button has 2 offset pins (on separate facets).Single goldfish eye and goldfish slide.
COMMENT:This is a nice old Lothar Seifert master-crafted bass bow, circa 1980, handmade in the family shop near Erlangen, Germany.Herr Seifert was a master of choosing the best sticks for his silver bows, and the family still has some of the best stocks of Pernambuco in Germany.New Lothar Seifert bows as of 2009 were selling in the $5000-$8000 range.As of 2012 Lothar Seifert Handmade bows are no longer contemporary.Please call for to arrange an In-Home In-Studio Trial of this really good orchestra bow. 800-246-2277. Toni Buffa
Frog: French, ebony, mother of pearl slide, Parisiene eye with wide silver ring, fully lined
Button: Divided silver and ebony barrel button with MOP end dot.
Wrap: Black leather, fine grained over silver wire
Spec: 133 grams, overall length 72 cm
Comment:Beautifully tall head with perfect grain. Tall narrow cheeks, thin and elegant stick. Great, sweeping camber.This bow is a great choice for a Master’s graduate or professional looking for a more soloistic bow.Available for In-Home, In-Studio Bow Trial.Call 800-246-2277.
Pernambuco Bass Bow. Exceptionally fine Lothar Seifert Workshop bow circa 1960. French model, octagon stick, ebony frog with Parisiene eye, fully lined frog, elongated divided button. Good, tall head with fine tip, exceptionally strong stick, from the ‘classic’ Seifert Family bowmaking time. It is A Real Orchestra Workhorse. This bow has been nicely refurbished with new leather and imitation whale bone lapping.
Frog:French style ebony frog, goldfish pearl slide fully lined, with silver ringed goldfish pearl eye.
Button:Silver barrel button, short length.
Wrap:Black leather over silver wire with silk decor.
Tip:Silver tip plate, no bone or ivory.
Specs: 134grams, 71cm overall length.
Comment:An Award Winning Bass Bow, First Prize at the Paris Exhibition 1999. Over the years, this Sartory copy has become the Gold Standard for a top-notch French Model bow.The tall head, the sharp comma, the fine nose, the deep camber, the ever so slightly petit length… I’m getting’ silly here.Please phone for a nice chat to determine if this is the bow you need to move to the next professional player’s level. 800-246-2277. Available for In-Home, In-Studio Bow Trial.
Lovely older H.R. Pfretzschner bass bow, circa 1970. Typical Pfretzschner style ebony frog, slightly larger but rounded. Hallmark is clear. Bow is in excellent condition, with light brown leather, no wire. Octagon stick in lighter golden red color. Tip is perfect. 129.5grams; 30" overall length, tip to end of button Hurry, they don't last long in our shop. Toni Buffa
H.R. Pfretzschner Pernambuco Bass Bow, German Model. Round Pernambuco Stick Ebony German Frog, tall style with spacious open pocket. note how the frog joins the stick with almost a flair; almost, not quite. Unusual bone eye dot on frog shows yellowing with age. Nickle silver winding like new. Leather wrap is worn, to be replaced. Handmade nickel silver ferrule, original. Typical open, wide gap camber along very sturdy, strong stick. Block head, Tourte style tip with very tiny upturned toe. Bow is in excellent condition. One owner only. 142grams; 30" overall tip to end of button.
FROG:Ebony, German Style, Goldfish Slide, Silver Ferrule
BUTTON:Ebony, tapered with wide silver ring.
COMMENT:Frog is tapered with very open pocket.Tip is very slender in typical German style (ala’ Dölling).This stick is quite firm, with excellent control in the tip due to shallow camber. Weight 131.5 grams. and 30” tip to tip.tb
Frog: French, ebony, mother of pearl slide, Parisiene eye with wide silver ring, fully lined
Button: Divided silver and ebony barrel button with MOP end dot.
Wrap: Black leather, fine grained over silver wire
Spec: 133 grams, overall length 72 cm
Comment:Beautifully tall head with perfect grain. Tall narrow cheeks, thin and elegant stick. Great, sweeping camber.This bow is a great choice for a Master’s graduate or professional looking for a more soloistic bow.Available for In-Home, In-Studio Bow Trial.Call 800-246-2277.
