Three-Star Heinz Otto Dolling Violin Bow, Germany. S/E.

Heinz Dolling (1913-2001) apprenticed and worked in the Dolling Family workshop in Markneukirchen under the direction of his father, Otto Dolling and worked with Paul Sackendorf before WWII. He cleared his “Master” examinations in 1947 and established an independent workshop in Wernitzgrün, Saxony, relocating again to Erlbach, Germany in 1967. He was awarded a gold medal at the 1969 Luttich Trade Fair and saw his family celebrate 100 years of bowmaking in 1998. Michael Dolling, the family’s fourth generation continues their traditions today.