Baroque Bows
Baroque Cello

Baroque cello bows remain very difficult to reproduce, simply because there are few, if any, examples which survive. Most Baroque model cello bows seen today are screw mechanism, late 18th century examples and copies. Others may be viol bows. Given this situation, there is little one can do but rely on iconography and extrapolate from good surviving violin, viola and gamba bows.
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Long model for Cello. Like my violin and viola bows I call "Stradivari," this cello bow is based on original templates, paintings and other later surviving cello bows. Though this is not an exact reproduction of any single surviving bow, I remain confident of its appropriate design and the character of its response. Weight may vary from about 74-82 grams, as requested.