My German Bow

[glivanos]

I have a German bow that came with my bass that I bought back in the early 70's.

I never got the hang of it and I would really like to trade or sell it towards a decent French bow. I'm using cheap ones now and I would really like to upgrade.

Can anyone suggest where in the Phila area I can get an honest appraisal of what it is worth?

I have some pictures of it that I can email if anyone wants to see it.

Can't quite get the hang of posting pictures on this site yet, I keep getting the 500 k limit message.

[Steve Boisen]

I have a French bow (made in Germany) I'd like to trade for another German bow. Send me a message if you're interested.

- Steve

http://kaybass.home.att.net

[toman]

For the images, your best bet is to host them someplace else. Try www.photobucket.com.

[glivanos]

Thanks Toman for the tip. I will check it out.

[glivanos]

Still looking to trade my German bow for a decent French bow.

I sent a few pics to Gary at Upton bass who thinks its a factory German bow. I've had it since 1972 when I bought my carved top bass.

Gary told me based on the pictures he thinks its worth about $200 to $400.

I can send you pics if your interested on trading on a french bow of similar value if you email me at glivanos@aol.com or just pm me.

[KSB - Ken Smith]

Try Fred Oster. He deals with a few bows. He is also known as vintage instruments.

[glivanos]

Thanks for the tip Ken.

I'm actually in Havertown, PA. I'll try Fred and maybe Bob Riccardi in Pennsauken NJ to see if they are interested.