Horst Schicker Model #12 Violin Bow- Baiersdorf, Germany circa 1980

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A very nice sterling silver mounted pernambuco bow in octagonal section. Master bow maker Horst Schicker was born in 1944 and grew up in Bohemia near the Czech Republic. He learned the craft of bow making between 1958 and 1961 from Emil Kuhnel in Bubenreuth, Germany, staying to work there after having completed his training. He passed his guild exams in Nürnberg, Germany and in 1971 opened his own shop in Tennenlohe, near Erlangen. In 1977 he moved to Baiersdorf. He primarily made new bows for all bowed string instruments, and he restored and repaired bows. The shop still exists there today, and his daughter Michaela Schicker, who joined him in the firm in 1987, runs the shop. Horst made at least 15 levels of violin bows. This bow we have is a model #12 Parisian eye frog, sterling silver mounts in ebony, pernambuco, and octagonal section. The end screw is three-piece silver and ebony, and the collar has a double cut. The bow is firm, handles well, and is a great example of Horst Schicker’s work.

Weight fully haired 62.2 grams