Our Inventory

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We maintain a collection of violin, viola, cello, and bass bows in all price ranges from beginner to advanced professional. Some of these bows are production items, but our inventory reflects our emphasis on quality handmade bows by individual makers. Our older bows as well as bows by living makers include certificates of authenticity with sale and have all been restored to the best possible condition in our workshop.

Consignments are accepted on a case-by-case basis so don’t hesitate to contact us with a description and photos of your bow for consideration. We also offer a good selection of excellent student violin, viola, cello, and bass bows made by Arcos Brasil, Otto Musica, Doerfler, and Knoll. These bows are priced from $90-$2,500.​

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I offer the following for my collection of fine, handmade and rare bows:

Trials
Bows and instruments are best trialled in person so that we can answer any questions you may have about them, so please schedule an appointment to spend some time in our trial room to explore our collection of bows. After your in-shop trial, you may take up to four bows and two instruments for a one week in-home trial after visiting the shop. If travel to our shop is not possible, we can offer trials by mail.

I include one handwritten Certificate of Authenticity with a purchase of bows made by me. This can be used for travel (proof of ownership and customs declarations) and insurance valuations. This paper should accompany the bow in the event of a future sale.

I guarantee the bow for one year from invoice date against flaws in manufacture. This guarantee excludes customer damage, negligence, and excessive or exceptional wear. I also request that the bow come to my shop at the end of this period for a free checkup and cleaning.

Bows by Abe Liebhaber​

|  Cello​

Flamed orange pernambuco stick, silver tip plate with silver mounted frog and parted button. 81.1 grams

|  Viola

Round dark pernambuco stick, mammoth ivory tip plate, silver mounted frog with Parisian eye and full silver button. 70.4 grams.
Available for trial at Metzler Violin Shop, Glendale, California

|  Violin ​

Round pernambuco stick, silver mounted unadorned ebony frog with full silver button. 59 grams

|  Violin ​

Flamed orange pernambuco stick, silver mounted ebony frog with parted button. 60.1 grams

​|  Violin #33

Round pernambuco stick, silver mounted ebony frog with full black mother-of-pearl slide and heel. 59.5 grams
Available for trial at Metzler Violin Shop, Glendale, California

|  Violin

Round pernambuco stick, silver mounted frog with full silver button. 60.1 grams

|  Bass #25

Octagonal stick of dark orange pernambuco. Silver mounted ebony frog, abalone slide and eyes, parted button, silver tip. Octagonal. 137 grams.​

|  Cello #34

Model after Panormo, London. Silver mounted with silver tip and parted button. Octagonal.  82.2 grams.

  | Cello #35

Model after James Brown/W. Salchow. Silver mounted ebony frog with silver tip and parted button. Octagonal. 84 grams.

| Cello #36

Model after E.A. Ouchard. Silver mounted ebony frog with parted button. Octagonal. 83 grams.
Available for trial at Metzler Violin Shop, Glendale, California

Bows, Contemporary and Older

Rodney Mohr, Ashland Ohio | violin

​NuBowTM for violin. Bamboo laminate, high quality 3D-printed tip plate and plugs, SonowoodTM frog. This bow is designed to be made with fully sustainable products and is an superb alternative to lower cost "Brasilwood" bows. 61.5-62 grams. ​

Emile François Ouchard | violin/viola

A rare "hybrid" violin/viola model at 65.3 grams and a round heel. Papers from Raffin indicate this to be a violin bow, ca 1922. Excellent condition.

​Tom Goering, Topeka | violin

Dark Katalox (Swartzia sp.) stick, silver mounted ebony frog with parted button. A textbook weight and balance- this new bow is made with the highest skill and fine materials. With original certificate from the maker. 60.9 grams 

David Hawthorne, Boston | Viola

Dark pernambuco stick, silver mounted frog and button, silver tinsel and silk wrapping, silver tip plate. 70.5 grams.

Jesse Berndt, Minnesota | Violin

Dark pernambuco stick, silver mounted ebony frog and button. 60.9 grams.

August Prager, Germany | Cello

1870-1956. Silver mounted frog and button. Frog with cheval repair. Good condition, superb playing characteristics. Round. 81.7 grams. 

Eben Bodach-Turner, Vermont | Cello

79.5 grams. Beautiful Katalox (Swartzia sp.) stick, silver mounted ebony frog with exceptional abalone shell slide and eyes. A textbook weight and balance- this new bow is made with the highest skill and fine materials. With original certificate from the maker.

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Contact for full inventory listing. 

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Previous Sales

Abe Liebhaber. Silver mounted frog and two-part button with Tahitian black pearl eyes and slide, silver tinsel and gold silk wrapping. Round. 61 grams.

Abe Liebhaber. Silver mounted frog with Parisian eye in mother-of-pearl. Round. 70.3 grams.

Abe Liebhaber #28: dark/tawny pernambuco stick, silver mounted ebony frog with silk underside, silver tip, parted button, abalone. After F.X. Tourte. 81.1 grams.

Abe Liebhaber #27: Orange pernambuco stick, silver mounted frog and button with mammoth ivory tip plate, awabi pearl slide and heel plate. 65.8 grams. 

Abe Liebhaber #26: Silver mounted fine ebony frog with parted button, abalone pearl slide and small heel inlay, mammoth ivory tip. 60.3 grams.

Abe Liebhaber. Early F.X. Tourte model. Second of two. Snakewood stick and frog, mammoth button. Round. 77 grams.

Abe Liebhaber. Early F.X. Tourte model. First of two. Snakewood stick and frog, mammoth button. Round. 75 grams. 

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