W. Seifert #130 Viola Bow

This viola bow was made in the Seifert workshop located in Bubenreuth, Germany. The Seifert workshop was founded by Oskar Seifert in 1932 who learned the craft of bowmaking from Albert Renz in Erlbach. They have a wide range of bows from a more student-intermediate level to top-quality soloist bows made by their master bowmakers. The Seifert workshop produce a small amount of bows each year & they are entirely made by hand. All wood used has been naturally dried in their workshop for more than 20 years. Each bow produced is unique & of the highest standard. 

This viola bow is stamped ‘W-Seifert’ & is made from good quality pernambucco. It has an octagonal stick & has silver wire lapping. It has an ebony frog & is nickel-silver mounted with a mother of pearl Parisian eye. This bow has a silver ferrule & a button in three parts with two parts silver & one-part ebony. 

This viola bow has a strong stick that is well-balanced & boasts superb control, facilitating more complex strokes such as spiccato, ricochet & sautillé. The high quality pernambucco used for this bow results in a full sound with good projection & resonance. This bow would be suitable for tertiary level study and the advanced musician. 

Please contact us if you would like to book an appointment to try this beautiful bow.