Mat Roop Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Can anyone provide info on this bow... Is this a real maker or a made up name? Did I read it right? What about the arrow and symbols beside the name? The tip is split and has been previously repaired... so I doubt it is worth repairing... but the owner likes how it played and its does have some sentimental value. Any info would be appreciated! ..,. Thanks, Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH1978 Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 According to Jalovec, there was a Walter Schuster who was a wholesaler of stringed instruments. I'm not competent to say anything more, but if you want others to be able to give you more informations, you'll need to upload more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 20 hours ago, Mat Roop said: …What about the arrow and symbols beside the name?… What you call “symbols” appears to be the fletching (feathers) of the arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Roop Posted December 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Ahhh...part of the arrow... had not thought of that... Thanks, Brad I'll post a few more picsAs soon As I can get to it ... Thanks y'all! ... Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Mat Roop said: ...Is this a real maker or a made up name?... There is no Walther Schuster, nor any Schuster whose first name could be mistaken for Walther, listed in the Grunke book of German bowmakers. I assume from this that Walther Schuster is/was not a real maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 It's impossible to provide any info about this or other bows by one photo of the stamp. Except that it looks as if there was a lot messed around with that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Roop Posted December 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Ok here are some more pics... Looks like the Schusters were a German family in the violin business. There is a Wilhelm listed on Brompton's, but no Walther that I can find. The shaft has the usual "Germany" stamp, so I guess it is one of the "usual". I just finished gluing the split head, and now I need to cut and fit the spline ... I plan on using G2 Epoxy for the spline... any other/better suggestions? Touch up and finishing to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 41 minutes ago, Mat Roop said: Ok here are some more pics... Looks like the Schusters were a German family in the violin business. There is a Wilhelm listed on Brompton's, but no Walther that I can find. The shaft has the usual "Germany" stamp, so I guess it is one of the "usual". I just finished gluing the split head, and now I need to cut and fit the spline ... I plan on using G2 Epoxy for the spline... any other/better suggestions? Touch up and finishing to follow. Thanks for the photos! Looks to me like a nice (though nickel mounted?) Markneukirchen area bow from the early 20th century. Something like “Albert Nürnberger school”, avoiding to say “by”. A pity that it is broken. One can find sometimes bow stamps with names being not recorded anywhere, so it would be most probably a rather unknown dealer’s brand or an importer’s trademark. Schuster (shoemaker) is a very common name, so the makers bearing it aren’t necessarily related to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, Blank face said: Schuster (shoemaker) is a very common name The English translation would be "cobbler" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: The English translation would be "cobbler" Thanks, I’ll make a note for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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