New life for an old bow

A couple of years ago, I acquired an older (circa 1930) French bow from Jane Kapeller in Richmond, VA. The heel pin came loose on this bow after so many years and I wanted to find someone exceptionally well qualified to repair it, so I asked around and was given the name of a bowmaker named Douglas Raguse in Michigan. Doug won a VSA gold medal in 1980 and has an excellent reputation, so I arranged to send my bow to him. He did a wonderful job restoring the bow to pristine condition. It plays better now than ever, thanks to the excellent rehairing job. I also asked Doug for an insurance valuation, so he researched its provenance. Doug believes the bow was made by or under the supervision of Marcel Fetique and valued it at considerably more than I originally paid. Put one in the win column.