Description
A fine silver-mounted viola bow by Carl Heinrich Knopf stamped DODD.
Stamped: DODD.
James Dodd died in 1865, marking the end of the a family dynasty of bow makers that extended back into the eighteenth century producing some of the most remarkable bows of the classical period, but the reputation of the family followed on, and even in the twentieth century new Dodd bows were being advertised by retailers such as Boosey & Hawkes in London. Some of these bows were made by the Tubbs family, which had long-standing and close connections to the Dodds, but others were outsourced to the Bazin workshop in Mirecourt and the Knopf workshop in Markneukirchen, apparently the result of a continued Dodd business of reselling or otherwise licensing bows made under their name. Although inferior imitation bows exist, examples by Knopf represent some of the highest standards in German bow making at the time, and they are important bows in their own right.
The bow is of exceptionally dense pernambuco with a great deal of stiffness. It provides enormous qualities to draw the sound out of an instrument, but in some cases it may overpower the viola.
Certificate: On request
Condition notes: The bow is in excellent condition. It came to us with very little evidence of playing and the original lapping. It is preserved unpolished with the original build-up of patina and tarnish on on the silver. the slightly cut away tongue of the frog is original to the making of the bow.
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