Waters Violins - Bow Sales

Bow Sales

Updated for February 2012

New student Violin Bows from only £50

Bows from Brazil

We have an excellent selection of pernambuco bows from Brazil featuring the work of the following talented makers:

W Imberti
R Francisco
J G Buttoni
G A Zevedo
A Carvalho
W Zucolotto
H Circlo
C Chagas
R Patrocinio
Carlos R Cirilo
Dejair Carletti
P Buzatto
Deonisio Otoni
A Tintori
C Herculano

These bows are excellent quality handmade pernambuco sticks with a good workshop made frog and adjuster carefully fitted, and represent great value for money with prices starting around £300.

Workshop made bows

We usually have a good selection of workshop-made French, German & Swiss bows, together with hand-made examples from the following makers;

NEW STOCK

Just added to our collection - a fine and rare silver and ebony mounted French `Cello Bow by

EMILE MIQUEL circa 1900

A very rare Cello Bow by Emile Miquel in good condition as pictured - view of frog

Emile Miquel Cello Bow - view of the elegant figured pernambuco head

John Clutterbuck
(Violin, Viola & Cello bows in stock)

John Clutterbuck `Cello Bow made in the `Hill` style, with the frog fitted directly into a rebate on the stick, and no bottom plate - view of frog end

John Clutterbuck `Cello Bow - view of head

Charles Alfred Bazin
(Raffin certificate)

C N Bazin, nickel mounted Vuillaume style frog, branded BAZIN on the shaft

C N Bazin, nickel mounted Vuillaume style frog, branded BAZIN on the shaft - head

C N Bazin, silver mounted - view of frog

C N Bazin, silver mounted - view of head

Lothar Herrmann circa 1950 SOLD
A superbly crafted silver mounted Violin bow
Herrmann is quoted in Henleys dictionary......."Bows of individual and distinctive propriety fit for the most exacting soloists, beautiful workmanship"

Lothar Herrmann - head

Lothar Herrmann - frog

School of Nurnberger

Morizot JUST SOLD
Several examples, including this pictured example by Morizot freres, branded on the shaft `V ARNOLD a PARIS`

Morizot freres Violin Bow (with solid silver slide)

Morizot freres Violin Bow - view of head (just sold)

W E Hill & Sons
Violin, Viola & Cello all available including one of the finest early silver mounted Hill Violin bows we have ever seen, fully stamped and in absolutely pristine condition with the original lapping.

August Lenoble Violin Bow circa 1865

Frog from Lenoble Violin Bow