Violin bow ID please

[Northerner]

I understand that it will likely not be identifiable, but I would love to hear your thoughts on the quality of materials and workmanship.

The bow is 74cm long and it weighs 55g. Seems to be fully silver mounted. Adjuster has no pins. Octagonal part of the round stick extends beyond the (silver?) lapping.

Many thanks!

[Blank face]

It looks like a nice bow from the Markneukirchen Knopf/Nürnberger school around 1900 with a devaluating head repair.

[Northerner]

@Blank face Thank you very much for your reply! I don’t think the head has been repaired? I managed to take some better photos. Do you still see it here?

[Blank face]

36 minutes ago, Northerner said:

@Blank face Thank you very much for your reply! I don’t think the head has been repaired? I managed to take some better photos. Do you still see it here?

Thanks for the new photos, here it looks undamaged. I was thinking of the lines visible at the picture below. No idea what’s going on there, maybe it’s just visible from a certain angle?

[fiddlecollector]

I ythink what BF is refering to ,is just a change in grain colour and a dent in the wood . I was looking at the area below which may be the grain slightly seperating which occasionally can lead to a break.

 

[Northerner]

@fiddlecollector  Thank you for pointing this out. I took more photos of this particular spot. To me, it looks like a dent / scratch as it doesn’t run parallel to the grain. Do you agree?

 

Another place where there is definitely a repaired crack, is between the mortise and the adjuster. Does that devalue bow by much?

 

Could you please confirm if the wood is pernambuco and if the lapping is silver or tinsel? From closer inspection it looks wound, more like tinsel. I am thinking of replacing it with silver if that is so.

 

The current balance point measured from the end of adjuster is about 10” or 25.5cm. Not sure if that is the correct way to measure it. Do you think it would positively or negatively affect the balance if the lapping would be replaced to silver?

 

Many thanks again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Northerner
Accidentally uploaded photos twice

[nathan slobodkin]

The wrap is tinsel. Silver would make it more butt heavy which if I understand your measuring might be good if the overall weight is not too high. The crack in the butt is a problem which should definitely be repaired by a competent bow restorer after which it doesn’t affect value much.

[Northerner]

@nathan slobodkin thank you for your comment. I will look into replacing the lapping. The crack at the adjuster is repaired, just visible.

[Blank face]

The question regarding the butt crack is if it is just glued (what’s a not very reliable repair) or bushed or secured with a “buried” ring, which are the more adequate methods. With a bit of effort such cracks can be made nearly invisible and would be then less affecting the value.

[Northerner]

10 hours ago, Blank face said:

The question regarding the butt crack is if it is just glued (what’s a not very reliable repair) or bushed or secured with a “buried” ring, which are the more adequate methods. With a bit of effort such cracks can be made nearly invisible and would be then less affecting the value.

Thank you very much for your advice. Looked up the methods of repair you mentioned. Will see if I can get it repaired properly!