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Topic: Fiddle bow for sale. |
Tracy Sheehan
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2011 6:17 pm |
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Any fiddle player out there that needs a good bow i have two but will sell one and a fiddle. The best one would go for about 1200.00 in a music store i would guess.
One came with a fiddle i got that was made in 1903.The other fiddle was made in 1972 but i had the bows long before i got either fiddle. I had them appraised by L.T.Childress here in Ft.Worth a few years ago and he advised if i sold either fiddle not to let the bows go with them as they are worth more than the fiddles.
As i have over 60 years experience with fiddles my self i knew a good bow doesn't come cheap. The fiddle i learned on was borrowed. The bows came years later. Any how any one intersted please PM me and we can set up a time for them to be looked at and tried. Tracy
Ft.Worth,Tx.
One more thing. One of the fiddles has a Barcus Berry pickup on the back of the bridge. |
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Johnny Thomasson
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Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2011 11:48 am
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I haven't seen Tracy's bows, but can attest to the fact that if LT Childress thought they were good bows, they are in fact VERY GOOD bows. LT has been in the business since before WWII, knows what he is talking about, and is rather hard to impress when it comes to bows (or fiddles, for that matter). I've known LT since 1974, served an apprenticeship under him from 1977-1982, and have played one of his handmade fiddles almost exclusively since I bought it from him in 1975. I have several fine fiddles, and his has been my "go-to" fiddle for many years.
The bottom line: if you want a really nice bow, here's your chance. You may need one, and just not realize it. Really good ones aren't easy to come by, and cost thousands when you can find one. I'm lucky to have around a dozen 19th century French bows, or this would be mine. Given the choice of playing a good fiddle with a sorry bow or playing a sorry fiddle with a good bow, I'll take the good bow every single time. If you're learning to play fiddle, you'll be amazed at how much easier it is to play with a good bow. I've never understood why, but a good bow produces much better tone that than a mediocre one. Student bows are horrible.
Good luck with the sale, Tracy.
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2011 3:33 pm Re:
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Thanks Johnny. I started on fiddle around 1944 as i recall. Was taking piano also. Steel came years later. To me it is the weight, balance and feel of a bow is where it's at. Hard to explain. When i first started playing in bands at a young age i played twin fiddles (swing) and the other fiddle players let me try thier bows and WOW i gotta have a bow like that.lol.
A friend over in Dallas whom i haven't seen in years gave lessons to some famous fiddle players, Think he gave $1100.00 for his bow and that was almost 20 years ago. Any hoo as Rufus always said,see you a while ago. Tracy
BTW. It isn't the money so much as i would like to see some one use them. If i knew of a school here that taught violin i would donate one of the fiddles and a bow to it. |
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 9:51 am Lost PM.
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| Some one tried to send me a PM from Norway but the message or e mail address didn't come through. Please try again. Tracy |
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2011 12:04 pm P.s.
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 Sorry as i have recieved some PM and i forgot to say local only as i have no way to post pictures. And i would rather some one who was intersted try the bows first so they would know what they were getting and be happy with it. I would not buy a bow with out trying it first. These are both excellent bows but each it's own feel. Tracy |
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