Tourte Copy? - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums I found a "Tourte" bow in a case with an old fiddle I was given for spares repair I have heard the real ones are never signed or stamped, so what are the recognition points? There are some interesting textures applied to the silver-ware that I have not seen elsewhere The wrapping seems to have been redone with an overwound silver wire
makers that used the TOURTE stamp + TOURTE model (swan neck) I must say that the stamp on my bow doesn't have the typical font as the makers above use It's almost the same font as: TOURTE where as the others use a font more like: TOURTE The swan neck is also more straight compared to the more elegant Bazin style
Stainer violin and Tourte bow? Please help. - Maestronet Forums Tourte rarely stamped his bows and to my knowledge never included a number The bow is most likely a copy of a Tourte If you email me with your location a could suggest an authority in your area who could be of more assistance , especially with the Stainer Mark Wells mark@maestronet com
Bow Identification (Marked TOURTE) - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums I agree the modus operandi of home invaders isn't to steal violins but leave the cases to throw the coppers off the trail Tourte on a bow is like Stradivarius inside a violin I had and old light bow stamped Tourte like yours that was pretty good It actually had a big knot in it about 2 3 up but it was straight as an arrow
makers that used the TOURTE stamp + TOURTE model (swan neck) That said the real Tourte Swan type heads are more like the iron wood one i posted a few pages back This one from NL Tourte ,which is unfortunately spliced Also compared to the metal Vuillaume bow which are getting nearer to these later Tourte bows :
Tourte bow-how to tell if authentic - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums Unless you have more than the stamp to indicate that your bow is a Tourte, it's most likely not one For fun (and if you want to), try posting your photos on a temporary web page (most of the servers give you access to space for this) and provide a link here on the board That way others can see the bow and the comments
Bow collection ID help - Bazin Tourte, et al. - The Pegbox . . . 2 Tourte stamped bow (63g) From reading earlier posts on here and elsewhere, 'Tourte' stamped bows are mostly deemed to be copies but sometimes later authentic tourte bows were stamped bearing the tourte name It is also known that other French makers used the tourte stamp
Possible Identification for Violin Bow Stamped Tourte - Maestronet Forums Its 59g with no hair no cracks or warps to the bow The tip seems to be real bone and Mechanism works perfect Only markings on it is stamped "Tourte" What's my best option to find out what it's worth? Edited November 27, 2019 by Mathew Atria One more picture added and title change to provoke more interest in the topic
How to install tourte rubber mute? - Maestronet Forums A good description, Rosie, but on some violins, holding a single-hole Tourte mute by its "C-bouts" on some violins will sufficiently dampen the harmonic contribution from"string afterlengths" to change the instrument's tone quality That is one of the factors against using the sliding wire mutes on such instruments, as well
Gotz or Tourte or not? - The Fingerboard - Maestronet Forums Bows marked ‘Tourte’ were still being sold new less than 100 years ago I have a dealer's catalogue dated 1911 which lists a brazil-wood ‘Tourte model’ bow for thirteen shillings (65p, or about $1); the accompanying illustration shows that this bow was stamped TOURTE, with no other identification