The Pfretzschner company was founded by Carl Gustav (Adolph) Pfretzschner in 1834. The Pfretzschner family were well known dealers and producers of fine-quality German bows, violins, and other string instruments. They worked out of Markneukirchen until the 1930’s when they ended operations.
Henley Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers entry on G.A. Pfretzschner:
“Worked at Markneukirchen, 1925. His bows, branded with three stars and insignia, are in constant demand by the leading artists because of their strength, possessing at the same Ttime greater lightness, spring and ekasticity, as well as elegance and perfect balance. An indefatigable investigator and fully sensible of the important action of the bow in the production of tone, he has for many years been selecting and maturing choice Pernambuco wood that would alone yield the results he sought – that of combined stiffness and lightness. His diligence and perserverance have been rewarded for he commanded an enviable supply of Pernambuco, perfect and without defect or blemish, a rarity in this wood, insuring the continuity of his fame.”
