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Ref : 1289
A very good baroque violin bow of
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Around the late 17th century bow makers in France, Germany and the Netherlands began using snakewood (brosimum guianese) from South America. Snakewood dominated bow making during the baroque era because it is denser and harder, giving the bow more resilience, brilliance of sound and better articulation - qualities well-suited to the increasingly virtuosic music of the late baroque. By the 18th century, snakewood had become the preferred material for high quality baroque bows, especially for violin and viola. This bow is made of high quality snakewood throughout with the distinctive mottled pattern in the stick. The frog and adjustor button are of similar wood, cut to the traditional style. In keeping with baroque tradition there is no tip slide and no under slide in the frog and the stick is bare with no thumbpad or lapping. The playing properties of this bow are truly superb for the purpose of baroque performance of baroque literature.
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