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WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY2525 East Douglas AvenueWichita, KS 67211
Fine German Wood 3/4 Upright Bass Bow by Walter Mettal, Made in Germany
For your consideration, a very fine example by renowned German bow maker Walter Mettal, born in Schoenbach. He originally trained with his father, and later specialized in bows for string instruments. He won a bronze medal in bow-making at the Kassel Exhibition in 1983, after which he famously declined to enter further competitions and dedicated his life to making only high-quality bows.
Mettal's bows demonstrate very high-quality workmanship; ours is an octagonal stick made of Pernambuco wood, with ebony frog and nickel silver D-ring.
*We actually have 4 identical Mettal bass bows in stock, which we are selling individually. The weight of the one shown in the pictures is 126 grams, with the others being 128g, 132g and 132g respectively. The bows were originally ordered by a Japanese client of ours in the late 1980s, who has since retired and left us the bows. These are new, never played, with no damage.
$620 each.
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Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA.The owners are Kansas natives Gary L. Ray and his two sons.
Founded by a woodwind repair technician in 1953, we soon will commence our seventy-fourth year in business.
We're not a "back bedroom" operation but can report that we are the owners of a proper "brick and mortar" workshop.
We enjoy a sterling reputation for ethical business transactions and confirm to our friends and clients the simple fact that we expect to be in business forever.
