Transform your viola voice! Givens Violins is delighted to offer a this H.R.Pretzschner bow to professional and ardent violists. Truly, the Pretzschner name is one of the most respected and recognized names in bow making representing a dynasty spanning generations. The family atelier was established at historic Markneukirchen in 1880 with H.R Pfretzschner (b. 1856, d. 1921) pioneering French bow making in Germany. H.R. was one of Vuillaumes’s last proteges having worked with him in 1874.  He was additionally influenced by the methods and models of Tourte and Voirin. In 1901, the King of Saxony bestowed the honor of allowing the Pfretzschner family to brand bows with the Saxony Royal Coat of Arms. The placement of the brand on the middle of the frog attributes the bow to earlier work of the Pfretzschner family most likely the work of Berthold Pfretzschner in the 1920’s. Take the bow into your hand. You will marvel at the powerful sound and intimate contact with the strings at all dynamic levels. The bow is superbly balanced, splendid in appearance, supple, and accommodating to all bowing articulation. Savor your new voice!