Some people just use one bow their whole life, said Baker said from his home in the United Kingdom. The bow is really their voice. The violin, you just have a string, and you put your fingers down. But the way the sound comes out all comes from the bow.
Among the items going up for auction include Schneider's EMS Synthi AKS Suitcase Synthesizer (Estimate: $8,000-$12,000), the same model used on Kraftwerk's 1974 album, Autobahn; a "Ruhe" (translation: "Quiet") Electric Kling Klang Recording Studio Sign (Estimate: $500-700), originally located above the recording booth of the band's Kling Klang Studios; the Panasonic Panaracer Road Bike from the music video for "Tour de France" ("Kling Klang Analog Mix") with Polaroid photos (Estimate: $4000-$6000); his Korg PS-3200 Polyphonic Synthesizer and PS-3010 Keyboard (Estimate: $10,000-$20,000);
