And what's amazing is that the bows may be as valuable as the violin. If you want to be friends with a violinist, after letting him/her talk about the instrument, ask about the bow.
True! A cellist friend mentioned that 'really good' bows can be upwards of $8,000. Wow!
I'm sure the two pieces must compliment each other. I'm no violinist (I play guitar) but I imagine having a top of the line violin would be no good if your bow is cheap junk.
It is the same to a guitarist as the amplifier he uses.
< If you want to be friends with a violinist, after letting him/her talk about the instrument, ask about the bow. >
My bow...or my life? That's a difficult question. LOL.
You are so right.
Interesting thread...
On this level of bow and violin... what are the strings made out of?
I'm a cellist, played in the Austin Symphony and other groups for many years. My prof at UT Austin was the caretaker of three amazing cellos - a Strad, a Gagliano, and a Ruggerio. One day he got all three out of the bank vault where they are stored and let some of us play them. The old Italian instruments are amazing, it was like they were plugged into an amplifier. The sound just poured out of them, and the more I demanded of them the more they responded. There's just nothing like it. Of the the three he had I liked the Ruggerio the best, but I'd put up with any of them...
Hook-em, Ted
The bow is often the more valuable, but in this case the violin has the collectable enhancement to its value. A bow might go for $10,000, not usually much more.