A beautiful professional silver mounted cello bow made by Joseph Martin- made ca 1870 - certified by J.F. Raffin.

Joseph Martin worked for J.B. Vuillaume. In 1858 left Mirecourt for Paris to join Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume's workshop. Five years later,
J.J. MARTIN came back to Mirecourt (1863) to open his own workshop.
Fine craftsmanship - his Vuillaume model bows from this period were to become amongst the best ever produced for the firm.
Very few bear his own brand : J. J. MARTIN

The beautiful rond stick is made of the finest brownisch/red pernambuco wood.

The stick has a fine curve, is strong and flexible with a good balance.

This bow plays easy and produces a big full cello sound - easy fast staccato playing.

The length of the stick is around 69.3 cm (4/4 size) and the weight of the bow is ca 79 gr.

It comes with new winding and leather grip, ready to play !

Silver mounted frog with pearl eyes and original silver adjuster.

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