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A BASS BOW BY ALBERT NÜRNBERGER

2: A BASS BOW BY ALBERT NÜRNBERGER


ex-Edwin Barker

Stamped, "Albert Nürnberger" and faintly to the lower facet, "Germany."

Round stick. Silver mounted. 

148.5 grams

Edwin Barker served as Principal Double Bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1976-2024, having joined the orchestra at age twenty-two. Prior to his tenure in Boston, he held orchestral positions including service with the Albany Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared frequently as a soloist with the BSO and with other orchestras in the United States and internationally. Barker is a longtime faculty member at the New England Conservatory of Music and is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Boston University College of Fine Arts.

Please note: Pernambuco bows shipped internationally after March 5 2026 will require a US CITES re-export permit and a CITES import permit from the destination country. The fee for the US permit is $120. If the bow is collected from our New York office, or shipped domestically within the US, no permits are required.


Ending on Mar 5 at
11:05 AM New York / 4:05 PM London / 5:05 PM Berlin

Estimate: $2,000–3,000

Bidding opens Feb 24, 2026 11:00 AM EST

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