Don’t Miss Out DAVID RUSSELL YOUNG viola bow, flamed stick, blue Dichrolam pearl, 70.2 grams, Colorado | Metzler Violins

This bow is part of our 7th annual Contemporary American Makers Exhibition, 2024

David Russell Young has been making violin bows for over 30 years, but before that he was a guitar-maker. And, in 1975, David published The Steel String Guitar: Construction and Repair, one of the few books on guitar-making at the time. It would go on to inspire countless future builders.

About David: B.A. UCLA, 1966. Worked as a self-employed guitar maker, 1965-1980. Worked as a bowmaker at Hans Weisshaar, Inc. in Los Angeles 1981-1983. Self-employed bowmaker, 1984-present. 20 awards in competitions (VSA, Mittenwald, AFVBM). VSA gold medal, 1988. Journeyman and Master bowmaker’s degrees, AFVBM.

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