Guy_Gallo Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Wondering if any of you have in your pile of stuff a Hill Frog (even if damaged) lying about looking for a home... I have a stick with a tortoise frog for which I am thinking I might get a "replacement" frog (in order to preserve the original). And it was suggested to me that instead of having one custom made, I might look for a stickless Hill frog from the same period -- as they all used the same template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeyerFittings Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Guess nobody has a Hill frog that they want to part with. You might want to contact Tim Baker in England. He was a bowmaker for Hills in the later years and could easily make you a replacement or have one in his stash. He could also tell you how close the fit is at a given period which may not be a slam dunk, even if they did use the same template. There was a big toolbox full of bow parts and quite a few frogs that was auctioned off at the VSA in Cleveland. I was interested but it went for too much for my blood. I thought that I remember a Hill frog in the mix. Someone may know who got the winning bid and you could contact them. Just some ideas. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Wondering if any of you have in your pile of stuff a Hill Frog (even if damaged) lying about looking for a home... I have a stick with a tortoise frog for which I am thinking I might get a "replacement" frog (in order to preserve the original). And it was suggested to me that instead of having one custom made, I might look for a stickless Hill frog from the same period -- as they all used the same template. I'm curious about the general way in which frogless sticks and stickless frogs become matched to make complete bows, because I have a frog by a good French maker that I would like to find a stick for. A frogless stick by the same maker did come up recently at a Skinner sale, but it was a viola stick and I have a violin frog. I suspect that those who have frogs or sticks tend to hang onto them in hopes of finding the missing piece to make a match and create a complete bow rather than selling the pieces separately. That's what I'm doing. I expect that the value of a good maker's complete bow is greater that the sum of the value of its parts separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Gallo Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions, Eric. If anyone has info on how to contact Tim Baker or the winner of the VSA auction, please post or PM. I'll probably just have to have a frog custom made... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allezlesbleus Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 You have a picture of the tortoise frog, Guy? Love to see it. Thanks, ALB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Gallo Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Here is the bow in question: Retford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allezlesbleus Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Pretty. Thanks! ALB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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