Top Model A SnakeWood Double Bass Bow French Style

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 Bass Bow Case

Top Level Snakewood, A double Bass Bow,

French Style! Sterling Silver Fitting!

A Certificate is provided with this bow!

Item Description

 

This bow is a selected bow. 100% hand made by one maker in my workshop from beginning till the end. Considering the factors of density, flexibility and grain, I put this bow into top model of YITAMUSIC snakewood bow series. The feeling of this bow in player's hand is very comfortable, good response, easy control and the balance is very precise.   YITAMUSIC Bow WorkShop: Yin Guohua

• 100% hand made by one maker from the beginning till the end
• "AAA" level snakewood, well air dried, impressive snakewood figures on the whole stick, good stiffness, good response
• This bow can easily generate loud sound on the strings
• What you are buying is exactly the one in the pictures of this listing

The French bow was not widely popular until its adoption by 19th-century virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini Giovanni Bottesini. This style is more similar to the traditional bows of the smaller string family instruments. It is held as if the hand is resting by the side of the performer with the palm facing toward the bass. The thumb rests on the shaft of the bow, next to the frog while the other fingers drape on the other side of the bow. Various styles dictate the curve of the fingers and thumb, as do the style of piece; a more pronounced curve and lighter hold on the bow is used for virtuosic or more delicate pieces, while a flatter curve and sturdier grip on the bow provides more power for loud orchestral passages.

YITAMUSIC Snakewood Bow Series

 

Yitamusic snakewood bows have three quality levels, see details in the following tables. Our standard for snakewood stick is high. Those sticks don't meet our requirements are discarded. Therefore this model is not for beginners, but for advanced players and upwards.

 

Advanced Model	Top Model	Master Model
"A" or "AA" Level Snakewood The perfect snakewood bow for professional music school students. This model has the best price performance. Well made snakewood stick, often fitted with sterling silver (occasionally with nickel silver), with an affordable price.	"AAA" Level Snakewood This model suits advanced player, and can be a desirable backup bow for the professional. The bows in this model are all selected bows. In general, they have impressive snakewood figures, good stiffness, good control and response.	Very Limited. Only a few bows are made each year. This is due to master's limited energy and extremely strictly bow stick choice standard. It is often in baroque or transitional model, with mammoth ivory frog. If you are musician or collector, these items may suit you. Buyers may need to book in front (about one or two months early) if they want a customised master bow.

 

R&D

Snakewood (Letterwood), air dry density: 1.2-1.4, the heaviest wood known in the world. It only grows in a few countries in South America, such as Suriname, Guiana and Brazil. The snakewood from Suriname has the best quality. For baroque and viola de gamba bows, snakewood is the most popular choice. We started to use it for modern bow making several years ago. The feedbacks from customers are fine. Since its density is so high, a modern style snakewood bow is very often over heavy.

Snakewood tends to have many cracks during the air dry processing. Therefore, snakewood used for bow making should be absolutely dry, otherwise, the bow will get some cracks sooner or later. We imported 5 tons of snakewood logs from Suriname six years ago. All the bow blanks we used have been well air dried .  About half of raw bow blanks will get cracks during the air dry processing and have been discarded by us. Although it seems a bit wasting, it is the only way to guarantee the quality of finished snakewood bows.

Specification

Item Package                                                                                                                                                                                       

• A Snakewood Double Bass Bow, French Style, Sterling Silver Fitting. Top Model
• A Certificate of this bow

If you are an experienced Ebay string instruments buyer, you may have noticed that yitamusic is one of the largest and best sellers (probably number one) in Ebay string instruments community. We thank each and every one of you for your support and your business. Without your feedbacks and suggestions, we won't be able to improve the quality of our instruments so rapidly. In the past few years, we have spent lots of fundings and plenty of time in the researching and developing of new products, from making famous instruments replicas by studying antique European instruments, to copy well known bows based on the1:1 drawings of famous bow models purchased by us. By the end of 2008, we have achieved great success on both instruments and bows. Talking about instruments, we have developed Baroque Model, Jocob Stainer Model, Nicola Amati Model, Long Strad Model,.....Talking about bows, we not only improved the carbon stick quality, but developed several new wood materials for bow making along with new bow models. It is very exciting to see new products coming on market.

 

Ebay selling is only a part of our business. Our customers are resellers, violin shops, music schools, orchestra, violin teachers, luthiers, bow makers, individual buyers etc.. You are welcomed to contact us for any kind of business cooperation. In the last two years, school orders increased rapidly. And the feedback from them is very encouraging! If you are a purchase representative of music schools. Don't miss our products! We are 100% sure that our products have the best price/ performance ratio and will definitely meet your requirements.

 

Yitamusic is specialized in the production of violins, violas, cellos, double basses and bows. We are located in the string instruments manufacturer centre in 

Jiangsu, China, about 30% string music instruments in the world are made there. Yitamusic has three violin workshops ( Liuxi workshop, Ma Zhibin 

workshop, Xuxin workshop, named by leading violin makers), one bow workshop (Yin Guohua Bow Workshop), two manufacturer centres and  several 

allied factories, which produce accessories such as cases, parts etc.  We will provide the best products at the best prices. Behind the scenes, the normal 

industry chain of maker to importer to wholesaler to retail shop effectively trebles the price of an instrument. We make them and supply them directly to you.

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instrument,contact us by sending your requirements, we may be able to make it for you.In the past three decades, we have done lots of OEM orders 

for many famous brands and also supply white (unvarnished) instruments to many western workshops.If you are a reseller and teachers, 

we welcome you to discuss wholesale, OEM or other cooperation formats with us.

Yitamusic has three violin workshop centres ( Liuxi workshop, Ma Zhibin workshop, Xuxin workshop, named by leading violin makers) and one bow 

workshop (Yin Guohua bow workshop). Our makers are well respected and frequently praised for the high quality of their work.

• Yin Guohua bow workshop----A MASTER BOW MAKER specialized in making violin, viola, cello and double bass bows. Yin Guohua has been a bow maker for over 30 years

"My bow arrived safely. Thanks you. I would really like to commend your staff for the excellent craftsmanship that has gone into this bow. Because I am a violin-maker my standards are extremely high, and I have to say this bow has been made without any flaws or problems. It is perfect. Please pass on this message to your bow-maker"-----------------Philip

"I wanted to tell you that I have found your instruments and bows to be amazing quality for the price. I bought a viola from your company last year through ebay, and when I took it to have the bridge fitted, the Luthier said that the viola was worth more than 5 times what I paid for it. Your bows are beautiful and well made, too, and would cost probably 5 - 10 times more if bought from a local music shop. Thank you so much!" -------------------------------------------------Anna

"I Got my bow today, I love it!!! It's carbon fiber bow I've ever played and I played many brands in the past. Please tell the maker that he is one hell of a bow maker!"---------------------------------------------Jonathan

"I want to tell you that this exquisite copy is one of your "Hallmark" pieces--a real "Grand AMATI" in every way. In a small but famous shop in Washington, D.C., about 37 years ago, I looked at 3 Nicolo Amati violins in this pattern and I can tell you that your maker has captured the pure essence of the Amati House of Violinmaking at its best! "-------------Mack

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