A nice Pfretzschner also came along, and it was much closer to what I like. My trusty old German trade bow really held its own today, particularly for tone quality.

I think I'm going to model my first bow attempt on a composite of the 1920s Markneukirchen bows I've seen. Perhaps an odd choice, but my fiddle really prefers them!

Photo of today's retip of the 7/8ths. Excited to really put it to the test, as it's a beautiful and delicate little thing