US2071894A - Bow for stringed instruments - Google Patents

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Feb. 23, 1937. p 'NRNBERGER I 2,071,894

BOW FOR. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS Filed Dec. 18, 1954 Patented Feb. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Paul Nrnberger, Markneukirchen, Germany, as-

signor to Emil Herrmann, Berlin, Germany Application December 18, 1934, Serial No. 758,101 In Germany August 8, 1933 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a bow for stringed instruments of various kinds, more particularly violins and violin cellos.

The existing types of bows suier from the drawback that if the hairs are sufliciently tensioned, the stick will deflect too much laterally in response to the pressure of the hand so that the playing of the instrument becomes impaired. On the other hand, if the tension of the bow is reduced the stick will frequently contact with the hairs of the bow during playing and which will prevent sure and accurate playing. As the weight of the bow has to be kept within certain limits and the choice of material is also restricted the objections aforesaid were considered as being substantially unavoidable.

It is the aim of this invention to overcome or to reduce to a minimum the objections aforesaid and to this end the invention consists in constructing, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a bow having a part of its stick so formed whereby when the bow is used the objections aforesaid will be overcome or reduced to a minimum.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bow,

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2, Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating a violin having applied thereto a bow in accordance with this invention.

The bow, generally indicated at I, includes a tip 2, a frog 3, a stick 4 formed of an outer part 5 of substantially elliptical contour in cross section and an inner part 6 oi' substantially octagonal contour in cross section and the hairs 1. The

part merges into the tip 2 and into the part 6. The major portion of the length of the stick consists of part 5. The frog 3 is connected in a known manner to the part 6. The hairs are coupled to the tip 2 and frog 3 in any suitable manner. 5

If the bow is not in use, the major axis a of the cross section of part 5 forms an acute angle to the plane containing the hairs of the bow. If the bow is applied to a violin, it is usually tilted to the neck of the instrument, so that the same 10 major axis of the cross section of part 5 runs normal to the strings of the instrument.

According to the instrument for which the bow is intended, and to the direction in which the bow is tilted in use the major axis of the elliptical cross section part, seen from the end of the handle, may extend obliquely to the right or left, and this slant may vary according to the instrument and the pecularities of playing of the user. Furthermore, the point of transition from one cross section to the other may vary also.

The invention enables to construct a bow in a simple manner and without altering the normal weight, which is not too hard and not too soft in use, and has the properties of a good old bow, for example, the known Tourte-bow.

What I claim is:

In a bow for stringed instruments, a stick, hairs connected thereto, said stick having the major portion thereof of substantially elliptical contour in cross section, said major portion having its major axis forming an acute angle to the plane containing the hairs of the bow.

PAUL NRNBERGER.

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