Tom Goering, 2016
A wonderfully crafted German bass bow by Thomas Goering of Topeka, KS. Octagonal stick made from fine pernambuco, with mammoth tip. Frog is ebony mounted in silver, with pearl slide, and ebony button.
Tom Goering (b. 1957) began making bows in 1989. He has studied bow making and restoration with Mark Hollinger, William Salchow, and David Samuels. From 2001-2005 Tom worked for Jerry Pasewicz in Raleigh, NC and opened his own Topeka shop in 2005.