I am a life long admirer of Sartorys' work; the fact that he was a child prodigy bow maker plus the tremendous design of his bows is, to me, the reason he is the greatest twentieth century bow maker followed closely by Emile Auguste Ouchard.
In a career spanning over thirty years as a bow dealer I have sold many Sartory bows and having owned several I have never grown tired of playing on them. Despite being in a position to play on bows by many of the greatest makers, for general orchestral work I find Sartory is hard to beat.
As a young violinist I toured the world for seven years as part of the band for Shirley Bassey. In the band was a very experienced violinist with a stunning Enrico Rocca violin, truly one of the best violins I have ever seen. He played on a late Sartory very similar to this one. I used to look across at his bow and wish I could own one similar!
I am particularly pleased to be able to offer this bow, one of the last bows he made.
It was broken almost as soon as it was bought in 1940 and left in a case until it was offered to me recently. The stick, (apart from the break) frog and button are in mint condition. Indeed the frog still has sharp edges! Having just been restored this is the first time it has been played since 1940.
Weighing 60 grams it is beautifully balanced and if you allow the bow to guide you it is capable of extremely delicate passage work. A sensational late Sartory any violinist would be fortunate to own.
It has a break in the middle of the bow (see picture above) wonderfully restored, this break is utterly reliable.
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As a young violinist I toured the world for seven years as part of the band for Shirley Bassey. In the band was a very experienced violinist with a stunning Enrico Rocca violin, truly one of the best violins I have ever seen. He played on a late Sartory very similar to this one. I used to look across at his bow and wish I could own one similar!
I am particularly pleased to be able to offer this bow, one of the last bows he made.
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Weighing 60 grams it is beautifully balanced and if you allow the bow to guide you it is capable of extremely delicate passage work. A sensational late Sartory any violinist would be fortunate to own.
It has a break in the middle of the bow (see picture above) wonderfully restored, this break is utterly reliable.