3/4

Excellent German 3/4 Violin bow stamped Gustav Schindler-Germany c1920

The Beginning of Bow-Making in Mirecourt It is uncertain how lutherie arrived in Mirecourt, but by the mid-seventeenth century, the art form was already thriving. Mirecourt was a part of the duchy of Lorraine up until the mid-eighteenth century, and ducal patronage allowed the arts to flourish. From the available records, we know that there

The largest of the great Mirecourt instrument making firms. In 1857 Jérôme Thibouville joined forces with Charles Buthod and Charles-Claude Husson to form Husson-Buthod-Thibouville. When Jérôme Thibouville married Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy in 1861, the firm changed its name to the now-famous “Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (J.T.L.)”. This bow comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Son of violin maker Georges Lotte, François Lotte probably apprenticed with Charles Nicolas Bazin in Mirecourt, where he is listed as an employee until 1921. From 1922 to 1925 he worked for Eugène Cuniot-Hury, and in 1926 he set up his own workshop. Lotte’s early bows are elegant with somewhat rounded heads, which gradually become