shunkpenn Posted April 27, 2022 Report Share Posted April 27, 2022 Funny story....So yesterday ..my wife was cleaning out the attic for our upcoming move and found in a box (a box I received a violin in many years ago) what appeared to be a something long wrapped up in bubble wrap. After carefully removing the wrap I found three bows. Two of which were decent student bows and this silver mounted bow. The only thing I can figure is the owner threw in the three bows without telling me and I mistook it for packaging material. Looks to be an old German stick that was played hard over the years taking into account the wear of the thumb projection. The frog is rather petite with a faint brand above players side. I wonder if the brass end cap on adjuster is original? Any thoughts on what shop it came out of? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted April 27, 2022 Report Share Posted April 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, shunkpenn said: …I wonder if the brass end cap on adjuster is original?… It is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwillis Posted April 27, 2022 Report Share Posted April 27, 2022 It might be if the bottom one is silver plate. I have a very similar ae prager where the button is brass. It was silver plated and worn away ….. actually looking at the stick there are a bunch of similarities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Jwillis said: ...I have a[n]...ae prager where the button is brass. It was silver plated and worn away... I have never heard of such a thing. How do you know your button is original? If the plating is worn away, how do you know it was plated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwillis Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 I didnt see him make it but it fits convincingly well. There are remnants of the silver still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwillis Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Brad Dorsey said: I have never heard of such a thing And i believe the OP’s ferrule is plated silver as well. You can see the the difference between the silver and copper brass base metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Jwillis said: And i believe the OP’s ferrule is plated silver as well. You can see the the difference between the silver and copper brass base metal Everything is sterling except for the screw cap brass fitting and nickel underslide. Also brand looks like the last two letters are “on”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 Could be Herrman, usually with two n. But it was a vry wide spread family, so the spelling can possibly vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 Could also be BAUSCH . The stick looks like abeille wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 hours ago, fiddlecollector said: Could also be BAUSCH . The stick looks like abeille wood. Yes, It could be BAUSCH. Looks like there could be what remains of an L as well. I’m never that good on wood type. Here is a better pic of the grain. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 There appears to be something between the frog tongue and the curved part of the ferrule, perhaps some sort of shim. What can you make of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, Brad Dorsey said: There appears to be something between the frog tongue and the curved part of the ferrule, perhaps some sort of shim. What can you make of that? If your referring to this…it is some kind of a threaded eyelet spacer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, shunkpenn said: If you[']r[e] referring to this… I'm not. I'm referring to something, perhaps a shim, that appears to be between the frog tongue and the curved part of the ferrule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Brad Dorsey said: I'm not. I'm referring to something, perhaps a shim, that appears to be between the frog tongue and the curved part of the ferrule. Ok…I’m a little slow today. That you’re referring to was just dirt and tarnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwillis Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 This picture the ferrule look silver through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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