David tetro Report post Posted February 6, 2016 HeyMaybe someone can help me identify a violin bow Which is called J.P GUIVIER .I know that J.P GUIVIER is the name of a Famous violin shop but I did not see violin bows with their stamp In the past .Maybe the bow can be linked to the violin shop ?Can anyone help me by pictures assess its value ? Thanks in advance http://jpg.co.il/download/56b60ba93f3d1.jpghttp://jpg.co.il/download/56b60bd5f406d.jpghttp://jpg.co.il/download/56b60bfaa9ffd.jpghttp://jpg.co.il/download/56b60c19a39e2.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martin swan Report post Posted February 7, 2016 looks like a decent nickel mounted student bow from Markneukirchen - the stamp is just a dealer stamp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David tetro Report post Posted February 7, 2016 Is it possible to ask by what variables can you make a decision According the pictures if its a violin bow is a professional bow or student? it intrigues me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Hebbert Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Very simple in this case David, the greyish colour of the metal, and the green oxidisation tells us it's nickel, rather than silver, which tends to be a sign of cheaper bows. The ebony lining under the ivory faceplate is extremely thin, which is a sign of Markneukirchen work.... so without going into semantics of connoisseurship, it ticks the boxes for 20th century Markneukirchen work.... thereafter there are a bunch of considerations that you can spend hours talking about, but essentially those basics tend to hold true. How it plays is to an extent a different matter - some student bows really work well, but to guess by the wood and the kind of bow it is, it's probably a little underweight and feels a bit too effortless in the hand. You can probably play beautifully on it in the living room, but when you get to serious orchestral work, you'll find that you are grinding the stick more than playing the hair.... as a guess! I don't need to eat my hat if I'm wrong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron MacDonald Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Hmm--reminds me that I had a small credit balance at Guivier's back in the sixties. Guess I should forget it now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David tetro Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Thank you Ben Hebbert! You helped me a lot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
