OVERHAND BAROQUE BASS BOW-- HF GRABENSTIEN Start Price USD 1,100.00 Current Price USD 1,100.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 1,200.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Location Harrisburg, Pennsylvania See more about 'OVERHAND BAROQUE BASS BOW-- HF GRABENSTIEN' Description OVERHAND BAROQUE DOUBLE BASS BOW BY H.F. GRABENSTEIN (2002) HIGHLY FIGURED SNAKEWOOD AND EBONY 28 INCHES LONG, 21 INCH PLAYING LENGTH 105 GRAMS STICK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FROG HAS A CHIP IN THE CORNER, AND A CRACK NEAR WHERE THE EBONY MEETS THE FROG.  THIS REPAIR CAN BE REPAIRED INEXPENSIVELY/EFFECTIVELY BY TAKING IT TO YOUR LUTHIER OR BOWMAKER AND HAVING GLUE RUBBED IN.  I JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. IT DOES NOT AFFECT PLAYABILITY AT THIS POINT BUT SHOULD GET SOME GLUE.  THIS CRACK CAN BE SEEN ON THE LAST POSTED PICTURE. ORIGINALLY PAID AROUND $1400 THIS IS MORE OR LESS A MODIFIED BAROQUE CELLO BOW. BEING A FRENCH BOW PLAYER MYSELF, THIS WAS MY FIRST SOLUTION TO FINDING A SUITABLE BOW TO PLAY PERIOD MUSIC ON.  WORKS GREAT, OF COURSE, WITH GUT STRINGS, BUT I HAVE USED IT ON PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER...  LOW-TENSION STEEL STRINGS INCLUDED.  THE HAIR BAND IS THINNER THAN THAT OF A MODERN BOW.  IT IS ALSO LIGHTER.  DON'T LET THAT FULL YOU.  THIS BOW DRAWS AN IMPRESSIVE SOUND. I HATE TO PART WITH IT. OTHER BAROQUE BASS BOWS OFFERED ON EBAY ARE AN ABSOLUTE SCAM.  THEY ARE NOT BASS BOWS AT ALL.  MUCH TOO LIGHT, POORLY BALANCED, CHEAP MATERIALS. THIS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE REAL DEAL FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THIS STYLE OF PERFORMANCE. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTION OF ANOTHER VERY GOOD GRABENSTEIN STICK. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AS ALL SALES ARE FINAL.  IF YOU REQUEST OTHER PICTURES, PLEASE BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE AND INCLUDE AN EMAIL SO I CAN SEND PICS THAT WAY. USA/CANADA ONLY---- NO OVERSEA SHIPPING THANKS FOR LOOKING!   Place a Bid!