Alfred Knoll Model 306 Sterling Silver Violin Bow – Regnitzlosau, Germany 2024

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Alfred Knoll bows span three generations of German bow makers. Founded in 1932 by Alfred Knoll (1909-1980) and continued by his son Hartmut Knoll (born in 1937), and Alfred’s grandson Gerald Knoll (born in 1968, took over the workshop in 2003). The company makes violin, viola, cello, gamba and bass bows using a variety of levels of Brazilwood and pernambuco. The stick is the soul of a bow. It determines along with the craftsman how good a bow will be. The Knoll wood selection and the ability to create bows at a high level gives the shop a very good reputation. The Knoll wood pile must be awesome! It was collected for over 8 decades, starting back in the early 1930’s with Alfred and like Alfred survived a World War and an economic turmoil that we cannot perceive. He was a tremendous craftsman, businessman, and family man to keep it all together. As a maker, to be able to select from tons of wood makes all the difference in making bows.

Bow making is four arts centered around the making of just one bow. Woodworking, leather work, jewelry work, and hair dressing. This family not only had all the tools to acquire the resources needed all over the world, but they also had the skill to create bows. The Knoll workshop sits about 25 miles east of Markneukirchen, the making capital of Germany for 3 centuries. Their bows exhibit fine craftsmanship, and they fiercely scrutinize each bow before it leaves the shop.

This 306 model ALFRED KNOLL violin bow is made of pernambuco wood, in round section, and is mounted in sterling silver. A beautiful upper-level violin bow with German quality, a modern bow in perfect condition. The winding is sterling, finished off with a goat thumb leather. The frog is Parisian eye model and is fully-lined. The pearl slide displays many hues, and the three-piece button completes the bow. This stick is firm and very easy to handle.

Weight fully haired 60.1 grams