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08-31-2007, 02:57 AM
| | |  french bow, which bowmaker?
hi, i live in germany and i am switching to french bow. i have a hard time to find french bows here... i tried some knoll and a hoyer bow.
up to now i did not find a good one...
my budget is about 2000 USD. i need the best stick i can buy for my money, because i make my living from bassplaying and i hate bad equipment.
it is possible(but expensive) for me to try some prochowniks. what else should i consider?
thanks
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08-31-2007, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota | | | Prochownik bows are great fro the money. You should contact Alain Herou in Paris, too. He makes wonderful bows - I think his current price is around $2000 USD.
PM me if you'd like his phone number. |
08-31-2007, 08:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio | | | I would just start checking out some sites via google. There are some good places on the net.
Oh, and check out G. Lucchi bows.
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08-31-2007, 08:59 PM
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09-04-2007, 07:58 AM
| | | | thanks
thank you guys so far...
what do you think about gruenberger? i have an offer for 2300 Euro used. is this a realistic price?
quenoil: i gave alain herou a call. maybe he will send me some bows to try. |
09-04-2007, 08:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York, NY | | | Hi, I really like my Bryant. I don't know where you might come across one (I bought mine from a bassist in the BSO), but if you do happen to see one in a shop, by all means give it a try. |
09-04-2007, 02:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota | | | 2300 euros is a great price for a Grunberger - I think his price new is 3000 euros or more. Grunberger bows are among the very best.
Hope you like the Herou bows. |
09-04-2007, 04:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York, NY | | | Also take a look at Dolling bows. I'm not sure if that's how you spell it or not. My old teacher, Tim Cobb, always said that those were some of the best bows he's tried. |
09-05-2007, 12:54 AM
| | | | Dölling
Hi Cosmos, i have a german Kurt Dölling. It is really nice indeed! I am not sure if i can get a french Dölling here... |
09-05-2007, 03:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Germany | | | du hast eine pm |
09-05-2007, 07:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX | | | I have liked every Grunberger bow I've ever tried. All of them, save one (which was still good), were exceptional bows. Definitely worth trying. |
09-05-2007, 10:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Austin, TX | | | +infinity for Grunberger's bows. I have one, also I have a carbon one I use for outdoor gigs. They were so great my wife ordered a cello bow from him and she loves it too. |
09-17-2007, 01:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mechelen, Belgium | | | i just bought an emile ouchard. A great bow for not much more than your budget. Don't buy too quickly and take your time to find your bow. Ask as many people as you can if they don't know any bows.
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