Thomas Gerbeth Viola Bow, Austria 2024
This beautiful silver mounted Peccatte model viola bow, is very smooth and even on the strings. The round Pernambuco stick has a combination of strength and suppleness, giving a big sound whilst being capable of performing all bowings with ease. Close attention has been paid to weight and balance meaning that the bow is comfortable in the hand and will remain so for extended periods of playing.
Thomas Gerbeth is a multi award winning Viennese master bow maker, he is a member of the German and Austrian violin and bow makers associations and an esteemed member of the Entente Internationale des Maitre Luthiers et Archetiers dárt (EILA). Thomas is tuned in to conservation issues in regard to the natural materials used in bow making and this becomes apparent in the acconpanying documentation.
Conforming very closely to tradition, the bow follows the Dominique Peccatte model precisely meaning that, as well as being visually beautiful, it is a bow that will assist the player to move forward and achieve higher goals. It is a bow that would be ideally suited to the advanced student or professional player.
Reference: TG.VA.2024