Cello Bows
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Black, medium polish carbon graphite stick. Represents a new look in affordable synthetic bows. The camber is different from other Carbon bows, and in our opinion, offers a beautiful aesthetic look compared with other bows in this price range. The fittings and finishing work are also what you would expect from bows in a higher price range.
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John Norwood Lee (b. 1953)
Born near San Francisco. Worked for Bein & Fushi. Established own shop in 1978 in association with Bein & Fushi. Received a gold medal and a certificate for workmanship at the 1982 VSA competition. We are pleased to offer this fine Silver Mounted Satory model by this maker.
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For nearly 130 years, Hofner of Germany has been producing quality string instruments. Karl Hofner started the company in 1887 in Svhanbach, which was the European center of it’s day for musical instrument production. Over the coming decades, Hofner’s business grew to meet global demands, earning a reputation for high-quality craftsmanship. Now located at Hagenau in Bavaria, Hofner uses the traditional methods of bowmaking, tried and true for generations, to create a wide range of bows suitable for students as well as professionals. This top of the line
KARL HoFNER. Master Bow, is handcrafted from selected high quality “AAA” Pernambuco. Octagonal stick with aSterling silver mounted ebony frog with Parisian eye, Chevreaux leather lapping and sterling silver wire winding. Three-part button. Mammoth ivory tip.
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After graduating from the Violin Making School of America in Salt Lake City, Morgan Andersen spent 1978 and 1979 learning the art of bow making with Frank Passa in San Francisco who had worked with Simone Sacconi at the Wurlitzer shop in New York. Passa had also received guidance in his bow making from Emile Ouchard. After working for Passa, Andersen returned to his native Washington State where he has resided ever since.
In 1986, Andersen won two gold medals for his work in the Violin Society of America competition and followed by a subsequent gold medal in 1988. In 1991 he won 3rd prize for violin bow making in the Etienne Vatelot City of Paris competition. In 2011 he again entered the Etienne Vatelot City of Paris Competition, and was awarded the Grand Prix for his violin bow.
Morgan, with a group of others, founded the Oberlin Bow Workshop in 1996 which has become an important gathering of contemporary bow makers from North America and Europe for the purpose of working together and exchanging ideas. Morgan is currently a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, as well as serving on the Board of Governors of IPCI-USA, a non profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Pernambuco, the wood used in making fine bows.
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