Brazilwood Upright Bass Bows

These are the new Chinese 'brazilwood' bows, with good ebony frogs. They are copies of some very famous bows: Two French style bows: The model of a fine Francois Tourte bow and a copy of a Charles Peccatte bow. The German bow model is copied from the great German upright bass bow maker, H.R. Pfretzschner. The 3 bows that we offer here sell for $130 each. They are all finished in the traditional tung-oil, with deluxe English, whale-bone wrapping. (In the old days, this was real whale bone, but today this wrapping is made from some other deluxe material, though it is not plastic). All bows come with a high grade, course, white, Mongolian horse hair. These are fabulous bows for any bow under $400! These upright bows are custom made for us and to our exact specifications. Don't confuse these bows with other cheap wooden, lacquered sticks you see in other shops. They are not 'clunky' imitations, but dead on copies that will often compete quite favorably to the top notch, professional level bows. These bows are specially made for the String Emporium. (Dealer inquires welcome.) We also offer these very same 3 models in pernambuco (see them here).

The Francois Tourte model, French style upright bass bow, is in the round style and is 67.5 cm. long. They average around 134-138 grams. The bow is made and finished in the traditional Tung-oil with good, faux English whale-bone wrapping, with solid one-piece silver adjusters. $130 The Charles Peccatte, French style, upright bass bow is a slightly shorter than the R.H. bow at around 66cm. These bows are special with their cross section, elliptical shape. They average around the same weight of 134-137 grams. These bows too are wrapped in the faux whale-bone and have solid one-piece silver adjusters. $130

These are the photos of the Tourte model, brazilwood, French upright bass bow: (you can see the Peaccatte model on the pernambuco bows page) Click on any of these photos for the full detailed image.

Here is the H.R. Pfretzchner bow. We copied these exactly like the originals: Elegantly rounded ebony frogs that fit in the the hand, in the plain (without a pearl dot or eye) and like the original Pfretzschner, no wrapping used on these bows either. Same tung-oil finish, with a long, ebony adjuster. $130