To Bow or to Bow Out: Three Bow Makers Detail the Path Toward the Bench
By Cristina Schreil | From the May-June 2020 issue of Strings magazine There’s a beloved analogy that reinforces the importance of having a great violin bow... Read More...
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Bow & Tell: Gilles Nehr’s Tête-Bêche bow builds on 20 years of innovation
By Patrick Sullivan | From the March/April 2020 issue of Strings Magazine A damaged bow is no treat for any eyes, but it’s a particularly sore sight fo... Read More...
Bow Makers Discuss Alternative Materials on Vintage Bows As Elephant Ivory Continues to Vex Players Who Travel
By Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak Traveling internationally with African ivory–tipped bows has become a source of stress for many musicians over the last decad... Read More...
Poetry in Motion: Benoît Rolland on the Making of Bows 1500 and 1515
Benoît Rolland
Award-winning, Parisian-born bow maker Benoît Rolland studied both piano and violin, graduating from the Paris and Versailles conservatoires. H... Read More...
The AFVBM Talks Trade in Berkeley
By Megan Westberg
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The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers (AFVBM) met in Berkeley last week to talk about all things techni... Read More...
Artist Blog: Cellist Julian Schwarz on Destiny—Tied with a Bow
By Julian Schwarz
For a string player, a great instrument is only half the equipment battle. A phenomenal bow is the other half, providing finesse, tone, and... Read More...
Berg Bows Announces the StarkerKittel Bow Project
Sponsored Story by Berg Bows Berg Bows International, of Bloomington, IN announces a Go Fund Me project to replicate the late Janos Starker's Kittel cello ... Read More...
London Spring 2016 Auction Results
The St. Luc Vuillaume cello from Evangelists Quartet.
The St. Mathieu Vuillaume viola from Evangelists Quartet.
The St Marc Vuillau... Read More...
AFVBM To Meet In Berkeley In May
Every two years, the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, a group comprised of some of the most respected bow and violin makers, restorers, and dealers... Read More...
Beares Auctions Heads in New Direction with Launch of Moto Perpetuo
Ahead of the annual round of London auctions held in March, Beares Auctions has announced a new direction for the auction wing of the established shop, John &am... Read More...