ARTIST-QUALITY VIOLIN BOW, 14K SOLID GOLD MOUNTS, WALTER METTAL, NEVER SOLD.

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WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY.
Having been long ago married to a violinist, I’ve accumulated a small collection of better-quality bows. The first marriage ended in the mid eighties, but I still have several dozen bows, the majority of which were acquired by me four decades ago.
I’m posting a few of them on EBay, invite interested persons to write me or come to Wichita to inspect the items.
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An artist-quality violin bow, round stick.  62 grams.
Most violinists already are aware of how German bows are produced.....
The ordinary wood gets nickel-silver mounts.
The next quality gets sterling silver mounts and the maker's stamp on the frog.
The top quality wood gets 14K solid gold and ebony mounts, maker's stamp on the frog.
The top-top quality bows are made with the very best wood, all mounts (frog, wrap, plate on the head) are of solid 14K gold, maker's stamp on the frog.
Tortoise-shell and ivory mounts are no longer in production, for obvious reasons.
That means our two violin bows, originally part of a quartet, are the finest German bows of the past forty years.
I bought them new and have never had anybody play them. They are perfect. Perfect.
One of a family of Schoenbach violin makers, Walter and his father specialized in bows rather than violins.
As I recall, he told me he was born in 1941.  That would make us the same age.
Winner of a Bronze Medal at the Kassel Exhibit of 1983, he informed me that was most upset by the honor. “My bows were the best in the contest.  I should have won a gold medal.”
And perhaps he was correct.  Mettal did refuse to enter any contests after Kassel.
I have a dozen or so, all new, never sold, never out of my collection.
I give them my highest recommendation. Kept in my violin vault for nearly half a century as long-term investments, it’s now time for them to be sold.
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Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Today we have ten employees including five of the finest repair technicians in the country.
Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year.
International shipping is available.
Ebay authorized payment methods: PayPal or credit/debit card processed through our internet merchant account. Buyers outside of the USA are responsible for all import duties and customs clearance charges in their respective countries. We may refuse PayPal and/or credit card payments from some countries.
In January of 2021, our small workshop in Wichita celebrated sixty-eight years in business.  We are not in the 1952 Wichita telephone directory, but we ARE in the 1953.  Over the decades, we’ve repaired and restored hundreds of woodwind instruments, specializing in woodwinds from the early twentieth century and before.
Today we have ten employees including five of the finest repair technicians in the country. We’re happy to report, a sterling reputation for top-quality restoration and ethical transactions. We are not amateurs, nor are we a “back bedroom” operation.   We would be pleased to furnish you with references attesting to the above.
*** WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY / WICHITA, KANSAS /  USA ***