A Silver Mounted German Cello Bow by Otto Dürrschmidt (BG19) $2500 Canadian

A Silver Mounted German Cello Bow by Otto Dürrschmidt (BG19) $2500 Canadian

A fine silver- mounted pernambuco cello bow with ebony frog from the Otto Dürrschmidt workshop. The frog is stamped with the Dürrschmidt coat of arms containing the initials "OD". It is a strong, balanced and responsive bow. Weight 79 grams.

Otto Carl Durrschmidt (1871 – 1922)

Otto Dürrschmidt established a bow making workshop in Markneukirchen, Germany in 1894. Although dying young, he left a legacy of a bow making family with his descendants continuing the tradition even today, albeit with a brief respite from 1963-1990. During that time the workshop was absorbed by the East German state - run PGH Sinfonia company. The Dürrschmidt family managed to reacquire it after the fall of communism. Dürrschmidt bows are of excellent quality and the company enjoys a very good reputation.