Pierre-Yves Fuchs bows; cant' find him or his bows

[bribass]

Anyone know where I can try a Pierre-Yves Fuchs German bow in the NY area or how to get in touch w/ the maker himself?

Thanks, bribass

[Peter Ferretti]

Robertson violins is the sole distributer of Fuchs bows in the U.S, or So I was told. I just bought a Fuchs, and words cannot describe the perfection that is that bow.

[kraid]

Peter, is there any way to try one out if you're not around Robertson? I'm interested in trying one of his bows because I think I'll be looking for something around the late summer.

[Charles Shores]

Lots of shops will send (mail) you some to try out.

Chad

[bribass]

Wow Peter! That's some endorsement. How long have you had it? Do you know if there are/were any stock of his German bows at Robertson's when you purchased?

[basswraith]

I got mine on Ebay for pennies. It was a german bow. Keep ur eyes open, some guy in Germany had 2 on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/nice-bass-bow-st...QQcmdZViewItem

[bribass]

-I got mine on Ebay for pennies. It was a german bow. Keep ur eyes open, some guy in Germany had 2 on ebay.-

Yes, I saw those. Can they be for real or even the same maker at all? I've seen not great pictures on the web of his violin & cello bows and they seem to have his fuller name stamped on them.
Not just P. Fuchs.

[basswraith]

Yea I know what you mean. The bow I got was a very good one and plays well. The quality of the wood is very high. I cannot comment on the others.

[Alex Scott]

I saw Fuchs at a Violin makers convention, his bows are very well made, and not much like the Ebay bow at all. It was a competition, so the bows were pretty ornate, maybe you could get a simpler one a little cheaper. If Robertson's has some, and I think they are the sole distributor, then they would mail you some on approval. I would expect them to be somewhere near $3k in price. I think he got a medal at the competition, and that pumps the prices up a little.

[Peter Ferretti]

I haven't played any of his german bows, so I can't comment on how they feel. My bow was around 4500, and I consider it a bargain. It is balanced perfectly, the wood is unbelievable, and it is an octagonal sick at the frog, then fades into a round stick, which I thought was really cool and showed the skill of the Maker.

[bribass]

Anyone know of any pictures of his German (or French for that matter) other than the ebay ones?

[olivier]

it is an octagonal stick at the frog, then fades into a round stick, which I thought was really cool and showed the skill of the Maker.

Not a specialist, but I think that "bow blanks" in general are octagonal before more wood is removed to obtain a round stick, except at the frog were it stays octagonal. Most bows I've seen, from crappy to top notch, are octagonal at the frog and fade into a round stick. So I was very surprised to read the above quote because it is very general and do not say anything that would specifically qualify the particular bows you're talking about.

[bribass]

Peter, What does the stamp on your Fuchs bow say exactly?

Thanks