This bow features a beautifully balanced round pernambuco stick with elegant camber and excellent resilience, mounted in silver with an ebony frog. The fittings are precise and refined, with Grünke’s meticulous attention to detail evident in every element.

On the string, this bow offers superb control and clarity, with a warm, focused tone and quick response that supports nuanced articulation and a broad dynamic range. Ideal for advanced students and professional players alike, this bow delivers the reliable performance and artistry for which Richard Grünke’s work is celebrated worldwide.

• Round pernambuco stick

• Ebony frog w/ silver mounts

• Weight: 59.8g

• Stamped: "Richard Grünke"

• Condition: Excellent, with a slightly worn mother of pearl slide and leather protecting the handle

Richard Grünke (1930, Poland) apprenticed under Edwin Herrmann in 1945 and completed his apprenticeship in the H.R. Pfretzschner workshop in Markneukirchen between 1946 & 1948. Grünke left Pfretzschner in 1950 to work for Alfred Leicht of Berlin. In 1952, he moved to Bubenreuth to work for Roderich Paesold and after completing his master's examination in 1957, the Paesold shop began allowing Grünke to brand his bows with his own name. He established his own shop in Bubenreuth in 1975 and founded Richard Grünke & Shöne GmbH in 1996.