Gtone Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 It appears old..ish,late 19th, I thought it may be from the Nurnberger shop. Pity about the tip.Whalebone lapping and silver mounted.Silver screws in the underslide.I can see only 1 pin on adjuster.2 on backplate. I was hoping someone may know or has seen one,thanks. Sorry about the second shot,a bit out of focus. Thumb projection looks to be worn slightly,but not filed as far as I can tell. 60g 728mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 What about Prager or Pfretzschner ? Full length metal liner to the pearl slide including the small heel plate is interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 39 minutes ago, fiddlecollector said: What about Prager or Pfretzschner ? Full length metal liner to the pearl slide including the small heel plate is interesting. Hi FC I'll search those bowmakers out since you say, I don't have experienced eyes like some of you guys.But yes I thought it was worth investigating.Lets see what Blank says. Thanks for your input as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 I gleaned these pics awhile ago of some Nurnburger bows and although it was just a couple of features of similarity....? I am better asking the cognoscenti Thumb projection on the first and button on the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 @Gtone Could you remove the frog from the stick, and post pictures of the frog underslide, the screw, and the mortice, please? Also a picture of the back of the frog on the stick. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A432 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Thumb projection has been filed -- not worn. Carl Flesch, an influential pedagogue (taught Heinrich Szyring, among others) thought that manybthumb projections got in the way of getting the tnumb back far enough into the frog, triggering an epidemic of do-it-yourself modifiers with fingernail files. Like re-cut f-holes on fiddles, it's one of the first originality points I check on older bows. Wood, FWIW, doesn't look like pernambucco (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 16 hours ago, Gtone said: It appears old..ish,late 19th, I thought it may be from the Nurnberger shop. Pity about the tip.Whalebone lapping and silver mounted.Silver screws in the underslide.I can see only 1 pin on adjuster.2 on backplate. I was hoping someone may know or has seen one,thanks. Sorry about the second shot,a bit out of focus. Thumb projection looks to be worn slightly,but not filed as far as I can tell. 60g 728mm I‘m not sure that the frog belongs and the wood isn’t Abeille? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 5 hours ago, GeorgeH said: @Gtone Could you remove the frog from the stick, and post pictures of the frog underslide, the screw, and the mortice, please? Also a picture of the back of the frog on the stick. Thanks Hi George here is one of the underslide,mortice etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Blank face said: I‘m not sure that the frog belongs and the wood isn’t Abeille? Hi Blank, It's Pernambuco but I couldn't capture it well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 28 minutes ago, Gtone said: here is one of the underslide,mortice etc Thanks, also a picture of the back of the frog on the stick. I am curious as to how well the frog fits on the stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 28 minutes ago, GeorgeH said: Thanks, also a picture of the back of the frog on the stick. I am curious as to how well the frog fits on the stick. I took the pic and forgot to load it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Yes, this looks now more like pernambuco, probably the frog is original. This kind of frog would but it into the late 1920s earliest. The shape of the thumb projection could be original this way. You would have to look for a branded bow with this feature, short small heel etc. The head looks like the common Tourte model from this region, not very specific for a particular maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Blank face said: Yes, this looks now more like pernambuco, probably the frog is original. This kind of frog would but it into the late 1920s earliest. The shape of the thumb projection could be original this way. You would have to look for a branded bow with this feature, short small heel etc. The head looks like the common Tourte model from this region, not very specific for a particular maker. Thanks Blank,would there have been many workshops using screws in the underslide? That picture of a Nurnberger bow(posted above)was the closest I had seen yet but I'll keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtone Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 I saw this wonderful button by John Dodd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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