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 INFO ON VIOLIN BOW POSSIBLY FRANZ WINKLERNovember 27, 2008 at 7:08 PM Hello All, I rescued a violin bow... It was without hair, missing ivory tip, no plug, silver wire wrap was half missing and half frayed and the bow grip was pretty sad too. The wizards at Moennig & Son in Philly got out their defibrillator and brought it back to life. It is perfectly straight and remarkably well balanced. Now, the branding is very faint ...looks like it might say " WINKLER" with a "feathered arrow" pointing to the name. I have checked the Henley book...Any info would be GREATLY appreciated THANKS ~SAM~ From Josh Henry
Posted via 69.138.10.59 on November 28, 2008 at 1:26 AM Hi Sam, It sounds like you've got a nice bow. I've seen a number of bows by this maker over the years (including a bass bow, a viola bow, and several violin bows). All of his bows that I've seen were made from good quality pernambuco and were silver-mounted on the frogs. Franz Winkler lived from 1878 to 1962, and learned bow making from his father in Markneukirchen, Germany. He worked in Philadelphia and Chicago, but returned to Europe in 1903. He also worked in Pairs briefly, but worked for most of his career in Markneukirchen, Germany. The typical stamp that he used on his bows was 'F. Winkler' with an arrow running through the name (with the arrow head pointing towards the screw button). (Info from German Bow Makers, Volume 1, by Klaus Grunke, C. Hans-Karl Schmidt, and Wolfgang Zunterer, published in 2000) Josh Henry, Bow Maker & Restorer From SAM MIHAILOFF
Posted via 24.151.11.127 on November 28, 2008 at 10:26 PM Thank-you so much for your response. I am going to borrow a microscope to better view the very faint branding...I do not see "F WINKLER" just what looks like "WINKLER" This entry has been archived and is no longer accepting comments. |
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