A Good Pernambuco Bow Stamped “Tourte,” Germany, Early 20th Century.

Weighing in at 59.2 grams, this early 20th century German violin bow in nickel and ebony features excellent pernambuco selection, with whalebone lapping and brown leather thumb grip. The Parisian eye of the frog, made with a thicker nickel ring, with pearl selection for the slide that is reminiscent in style of Nurnberger productions of the era. Modest, inexpensive, but admirable in performance, executing the gamut of articulations and off the string strokes with ease and drawing a consistently rich bead of sound.