Our seventeenth acoustic test has actually been the second one totally devoted to bow making and belongs to the music events held at “Il Torchio” Art Centre in Pieve S. Giacomo last May. Recently, we have dealt with the extraordinary acoustic qualities of a bow made by Eugène Sartory; now we are going to describe the features of a new bow made by Giovanni Lucchi. This bow maker was born in Cesena in 1942 and worked for Bologna City Theatre as a double-bass player ; afterwards, he followed his real passion: bowmaking, an old and noble art. In 1976 he set up a Bowmaking School for Stringed Instruments in Cremona ; over more than 30 years, generations of excellent bowmakers and restorers have attended it and got their diploma, thus starting the Cremona Bowmaking school. After years of study , he patented an ultrasound meter in 1983.: his LucchiMeter has totally revolutionized the standards for the choice of wood to be used in violinmaking. In his 40 years' career, he had the honour of making bows for the greatest contemporary musicians, among whom Maestro Rostropovich. The bow used in the test was made in 2011 and fully represents Lucchi's technique, handed over to his daughter Marta who manages the workshop, together with her brothers. All of them and the whole staff in the workshop follow Giovanni Lucchi's precious advice, using his equipment and models. Cremona Cellist Fausto Solci, during the recording, played his own instrument and was favourably impressed by the acoustic qualities of the bow, considered of a very high level. You can now here the sound ......