Unknown Bow Up For Discussion

[Strad O Various Jr.]

On 11/7/2020 at 6:27 PM, Televet said:

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.

if you get into the edit controls, you can change it from members to whatever you like within reason

[GennadyF.]

Dear friends,

my Part 2 of the Knopf Dynasty will be featured in the August issue of the STRAD magazine.

Stay tuned.

[GennadyF.]

Dear all, my current article is in the January 2023 STRAD magazine.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE | The Strad January 2023 and String Courses supplement (pocketmags.com)

[GeorgeH]

Just to close the loop on this thread from 2017, I took the bow to @Isaac Salchow and he was not able to certify the bow as by any particular maker. 

[uguntde]

On 10/30/2020 at 3:24 AM, GennadyF. said:

Hello everyone and  GeorgeH,

Hope you are all well.  I came across this thread and was reminded...about a bow (August Moritz Knopf) I thought I would share. It's a A.M. Knopf bow that was certified by H.C. Schmidt in Dresden. Which seems to be very similar to yours. Also the marks on both sides just below the leather looks like perhaps the  jig was too tight when it was re-haired long ago, or perhaps it had some kind of clamp there. It's unfortunate. But, there are those who do more harm than good when it comes to re-hairs.

Anyway, I've been busy writing in the last two years, about Sartory and his legal battles against trademark infringement in the February 2019 issue of STRAD. Napoleonic Bows June 2020 issue of STRAD and currently Carlo Bisiach and his US connections November 2020 issue STRAD magazine. 

All the Best,

Gennady

 

This bow is vry typical for what Schmidt call AM Knopf. There are only subtle differences to CF Knopf.

[uguntde]

On 10/30/2020 at 3:24 AM, GennadyF. said:

Hello everyone and  GeorgeH,

Hope you are all well.  I came across this thread and was reminded...about a bow (August Moritz Knopf) I thought I would share. It's a A.M. Knopf bow that was certified by H.C. Schmidt in Dresden. Which seems to be very similar to yours. Also the marks on both sides just below the leather looks like perhaps the  jig was too tight when it was re-haired long ago, or perhaps it had some kind of clamp there. It's unfortunate. But, there are those who do more harm than good when it comes to re-hairs.

Anyway, I've been busy writing in the last two years, about Sartory and his legal battles against trademark infringement in the February 2019 issue of STRAD. Napoleonic Bows June 2020 issue of STRAD and currently Carlo Bisiach and his US connections November 2020 issue STRAD magazine. 

All the Best,

Gennady

 

Here another AM Knopf - I find the head is completely different to yours:

https://violin-leonhardt.de/instrumente-zubehoer/knopf-august-moritz-um-1880-85-gb-201.html

 

[GennadyF.]

BTW, if anyone is interested, my current article is in the December 2024 STRAD issue about the Weidhaas-Finkel dynasty.