Unknown Bow Up For Discussion

[Isaac Salchow]

Thanks Jeffrey, interesting place. I love being a “junior member”.

[Televet]

1 hour ago, Isaac Salchow said:

Thanks Jeffrey, interesting place. I love being a “junior member”.

I was hoping Jeffrey might introduce a new  discretionary label of 'Honored Expert'.  I had requested that I could be 'Clueless Contributor' but he just sent me a reply with a row of question marks . We should start a petition.

[Isaac Salchow]

Thanks Televet, I am perfectly happy to earn a more senior role and title on Maestronet through contributions. Nothing is for free.

[GennadyF.]

On 11/3/2020 at 8:57 AM, BassClef said:

Has your data been published?

My current articles in STRAD:

Carlo Bisiach and his US connections  November 2020 STRAD issue.

Napoleonic Bows June 2020 STRAD issue

Sartory and his legal battles against trademark infringement/ Phony Wars   February 2019 STRAD issue.

new research/bio on Venitian luthier Giulio Degani

https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/giulio-degani-part-1/

 

new research/bio on Venitian luthier Jago Peternella

https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/jago-peternella/

 

new research/bio on Roger Nestor Chittolini

https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/roger-chittolini/

 

This subject is in progress, and will be part of a bigger story.

Edited November 27, 2020 by GennadyF.

[BassClef]

On 11/27/2020 at 5:00 PM, GennadyF. said:

This subject is in progress, and will be part of a bigger story.

When will the bigger story be published? Do you have a ballpark range?

[PhilipKT]

On 11/27/2020 at 4:00 PM, GennadyF. said:

My current articles in STRAD:

Carlo Bisiach and his US connections  November 2020 STRAD issue.

Napoleonic Bows June 2020 STRAD issue

Sartory and his legal battles against trademark infringement/ Phony Wars   February 2019 STRAD issue.

new research/bio on Venitian luthier Giulio Degani

https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/giulio-degani-part-1/

 

new research/bio on Venitian luthier Jago Peternella

https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/jago-peternella/

 

new research/bio on Roger Nestor Chittolini

https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/cozio-carteggio/roger-chittolini/

 

This subject is in progress, and will be part of a bigger story.

Wonderful! Thank you!

I wonder how many antique shops in Cincinnati have Deganis lying neglected on a shelf waiting for someone to come in and risk $100 on them?

[GennadyF.]

4 hours ago, PhilipKT said:

Wonderful! Thank you!

I wonder how many antique shops in Cincinnati have Deganis lying neglected on a shelf waiting for someone to come in and risk $100 on them?

It was possible maybe in the 1960's. But not anymore. 

[GennadyF.]

5 hours ago, BassClef said:

When will the bigger story be published? Do you have a ballpark range?

with the Pandemic, hard to say....but I'm close.

[GeorgeH]

On 11/27/2020 at 5:00 PM, GennadyF. said:

This subject is in progress, and will be part of a bigger story.

Thanks for your comments and continuing interest in this bow and this thread. I am looking forward to your article. This particular bow is still my favorite player. 

[GennadyF.]

56 minutes ago, GeorgeH said:

Thanks for your comments and continuing interest in this bow and this thread. I am looking forward to your article. This particular bow is still my favorite player. 

If you are in NYC, you should go visit Isaac Salchow.

[GennadyF.]

If any of you are interested, my research on the Knopf Dynasty is featured in the June 2021 issue of STRAD magazine.

[sospiri]

On 2/8/2017 at 1:46 PM, GeorgeH said:

Looking down the stick from the top, it bends ever so slightly to the right. I don't notice any problems playing with it, and I am not sure the risks involved with straightening it would be worth taking if it isn't going to add any real improvement to its performance.

Is the stick straight when you loosen the adjuster?

[sospiri]

On 11/30/2020 at 8:33 PM, GeorgeH said:

Thanks for your comments and continuing interest in this bow and this thread. I am looking forward to your article. This particular bow is still my favorite player. 

George, do you still have this bow?

[GeorgeH]

2 minutes ago, sospiri said:

George, do you still have this bow?

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Yes, I still have it and use it. Great bow. The camber is good. When hair is loose, it bends a tiny bit to the right, and when tightened,  a tiny bit more. 

[sospiri]

11 minutes ago, GeorgeH said:

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Yes, I still have it and use it. Great bow. The camber is good. When hair is loose, it bends a tiny bit to the right, and when tightened,  a tiny bit more. 

I've got something similar and I love it. The bend is naturally following the grain alignment, so I'm sure it shouldn't be straightened.

Can you please show us a photo of the back of the head showing the grain angle?

 

[GeorgeH]

8 minutes ago, sospiri said:

Can you please show us a photo of the back of the head showing the grain angle?

I don't know if I can get high enough resolution.

[sospiri]

4 minutes ago, GeorgeH said:

I don't know if I can get high enough resolution.

I should have said behind the head.

[GeorgeH]

21 minutes ago, sospiri said:

I should have said behind the head.

Sorry, my mistake. Resolution isn't very good.

[sospiri]

19 minutes ago, GeorgeH said:

Sorry, my mistake. Resolution isn't very good.

I haven't explained it very well. I will try and post an example tomorrow.

[sospiri]

 

 

Showing the angle of the grain through the head.

 

 

 

 

 

[sospiri]

14 hours ago, GeorgeH said:

I don't know if I can get high enough resolution.

I find the lighting is the tricky part.

Ignore the last photo. The first one isn't Pernambuco, the second one is. 

 

[GeorgeH]

8 minutes ago, sospiri said:

I find the lighting is the tricky part.

Sorry, I cannot get the pictures of that resolution. It is challenging for me to even see the fine grain with my eyes. If anything, I'd say the grain looks horizontal across the back of the head.

BTW, congrats on posting pictures!

[sospiri]

2 hours ago, GeorgeH said:

Sorry, I cannot get the pictures of that resolution. It is challenging for me to even see the fine grain with my eyes. If anything, I'd say the grain looks horizontal across the back of the head.

BTW, congrats on posting pictures!

Your bow has off quarter grain, it shows in the side photos. In my opinion this makes for a more lively playing bow. But this is a slightly taboo subject I think because  aesthetics and dynamics are two different issues. 

 

[GeorgeH]

On 5/16/2021 at 4:13 PM, GennadyF. said:

If any of you are interested, my research on the Knopf Dynasty is featured in the June 2021 issue of STRAD magazine.

Thanks for researching and writing this article. I thought it was very interesting.

Do you know how Carl Heinrich Knopf (1839-1875) died at age 35?

[GennadyF.]

On 6/4/2021 at 12:24 PM, GeorgeH said:

Thanks for researching and writing this article. I thought it was very interesting.

Do you know how Carl Heinrich Knopf (1839-1875) died at age 35?

Unfortunately the cause of his death is not listed in his death certificate. Btw, my Part 2 of the Knopf Dynasty will be featured in the August issue.