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Originally Posted by Opus_Pocus I keep seeing bows that are advertised as silver-mounted or gold mounted. These bows tend to be ridiculously expensive. What does this mean and is there any advantage to it? |
By mountings they mean fittings like the Ring on the Frog and the Screw. Many Bow Screws are Split with Ebony in the center and some Bows even have a Silver tip.
The fittings are rated from Nickle Silver (aka German Silver), Pure Silver (Sterling Silver) and Gold (maybe 14-18karat?). Gold fittings are rare on Bass bows but not as rare on Exhibition grade Violin thru Cello Bows. I have only seen a few Gold mounted Bass bows in my life.
Here is a good example of the finer grade of Silver with Silver Tip as well;
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/Double.../Bultitude.htm
Mountings? 
