Winkler Viola Bow

[BrentHutto]

REPOSTED FROM FINGERBOARD

I once played a viola bow that was identified to me as a "Winkler". Is that a maker or a shop in Germany or an importer's made-up brand name or what? It was made of pernambuco and I'd guess it was made some time in the 1960's, 70's or 80's. I believe I was told it was made in Germany in any case (IIRC).

[BassClef]

Sorry, I have no idea. Maybe someone else can help.

[Rue]

At the risk of being chastised - why are we unearthing a17-year old post? 

[Deo Lawson]

How far back did you go? Did you really read every post on the site going back to 2001?

Or is there a higher cosmic significance?...

[Brad Dorsey]

Franz Winkler (1878-1962) was a Markneukirchen bow maker.

[Ron1]

Generally, the consensus seems to be that copying is not good; not creative, etc.  So why, then, do so many makers seek to replicate patterns of the 'ancients' to the nth degree?  It seems contradictory.  The workmanship can be extraordinary, but the creativeness, signature, or hand of the maker is lost, or at least diluted.  I can understand using established and accepted patterns in a general way, but making the ff's exactly the same; corners exactly the same; the edge-work..     At least the ancients can be told apart..

[Ron1]

Whoops-  supposed to be in the 'development of taste' thread.  duh

[Nick Allen]

This is a mess. 

[BassClef]

19 hours ago, Rue said:

At the risk of being chastised - why are we unearthing a17-year old post? 

Age is just a number. The man had a legit question.

18 hours ago, Deo Lawson said:

How far back did you go? Did you really read every post on the site going back to 2001?

Or is there a higher cosmic significance?...

There is a higher cosmic significance.

17 hours ago, Brad Dorsey said:

Franz Winkler (1878-1962) was a Markneukirchen bow maker.

Bingo. 

5 hours ago, Nick Allen said:

This is a mess. 

I agree, aside from Brad Dorsey’s post this has turned out to be a nightmare for OP... spanning 2 decades. 

[Blank face]

1 hour ago, BassClef said:

Age is just a number. The man had a legit question.

There is a higher cosmic significance.

Bingo. 

I agree, aside from Brad Dorsey’s post this has turned out to be a nightmare for OP... spanning 2 decades. 

I recall that in February 9, 2011 I had no idea that there could be something like Maestronet. Otherwise I don't know anymore what I was doing this day.