This bow is by Adolf C. Schuster. He early on recognised the merits of French bows and spent his entire life studying and emulating the work of particularly Voirin and Tubbs. There is very little about his work that is German and in many ways he is more "un-German" than his better French counterparts. Playing with an Adolf C. Schuster bow is similar to playing with a Tubbs, the properties of which he copied with an extraordinary degree of success - they have the same light suppleness that is so sought after and appreciated in good French bows, yet with just the right degree of firmness and balance not to detract from the suppleness but yet which gives more direct control over the string without becoming hard or weighty. In my own experience I found that the A C Schusters I have used in fact at times superseded the Tubbs bows I have tried in their control, balance and general response to what the player intends and asks for. These are excellent bows.

This bow has been well used and was recently completely cleaned up and serviced by Svend Christensen. The nut is original, bearing the maker's brand on the flank. It is free from cracks, but has a minor repair to the top of the tip ridge, which poses not structural threat.

This bow, although light, has excellent playing properties which have been positively commented on all who have tried it.