Hi,
I am trying to find information about the maker of Marchand bows as well. I'm consdiering buying one, I love the way it plays, sounds, and it's in great condition (as well as being half as expensive as other bows that I have tried and liked as much).
Playing wise it's very comfortable (german bow at least, I have no idea about the french ones).
I have heard a few things about the bow maker, but I can't verify anything. I have heard that he is french-canadian, canadian, and also heard that they are chinese bows (to me it looks too nice to be chinese, but I can't be sure).
Anyway, here's the website I've got:
http://www.thomasmartin.co.uk/instru...bass-bows.html
Doesn't really give me much information though, other than an idea of what price they should go for... Hope it helps you a little though....