A.R. BULTITUDE violin bow, tortoise shell, chased rose-gold mountings, gold Tudor Rose gold inlays, round stick 61.9 g | Metzler Violins missing2025 highlighting the ways Zu’s work

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Instrument length: 363 mm

The unusually powerful piezo crystals do not require on-board power

This instrument is patterned after the “Diable” violin of Joseph Guarneri “del Gesù” made in 1734

A.R. BULTITUDE violin bow, tortoise shell, chased rose-gold mountings, gold Tudor Rose gold inlays, round stick 61.9 g | Metzler Violins missing2025 highlighting the ways Zu’s workThis uncirculated violin bow, made by Arthur R. Bultitude, was made in 1973. The beautiful polished tortoise shell frog is mounted with Bultitude's signature inlaid gold Tudor Roses, chased (engraved) gold fittings, whale bone grip and beautiful round Pernambuco stick. This is a true collector's bow, and even still has the original hair from 1973. A new rehair is offered with the sale, but some collectors may wish to have the bow left in the absolute