M. Pereira Pernambuco Violin Bow- Portugal 2025 -CURRENTLY OUT ON TRIAL –

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Founded in the United States in 2004, L’Archet Brasil had a mission to distribute bows made by skilled luthiers in Brazil. The business model was that L’Archet would distribute the bows in the U.S. and the bowmakers would retain their independence. L’Archet has since expanded to Europe and Japan. In Portugal, they have five bowmakers and three apprentices.

This is Pereira’s second pernambuco nickel mount violin bow made for us in 2025. It was handmade in Portugal by Marcello Pereira for J.R. Judd Violins and is round section, pernambuco, and mounted in nickel silver with a standard nickel winding and leather thumb grip. The ebony frog is a Parisian eye model; mother-of-pearl eyes surrounded by thin silver ring. The frog is fully lined, and the bow is finished with a pastel colors mother-of-pearl slide, bone tip, and the adjuster is octagonal with a three-piece button. Pereira is one of my favorite bow makers; he was formerly making in Brazil. He has great insight on the layout of a bow: excellent cambers and his choice of wood selection always tend to be firm in it’s make up, which I like when choosing sticks for our shop. Yes, this bow is firm, plays well, and shows Marcello’s excellent workmanship. I need to ask him why this bow didn’t get made into a sterling silver mounted bow- it’s that nice!

Weight fully haired 61.2 grams