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Émile François Ouchard was apprenticed to Eugène Cuniot-Hury and took over the Mirecourt firm after Cuniot’s death in 1910. Ouchard’s son Émile Auguste began to assist him as early as 1913, and in 1923 Ouchard ‘père’ set up his own firm. Bows after this date are often branded, “Émile Ouchard,” though he did not abandon […]
French Violin bow by Emile F. Ouchard (peré), unstamped Read More »
Christophe Schaeffer graduated from the National School of Violin Making in Mirecourt in 1977, where he learnt bowmaking under Bernard Ouchard, alongside Jean-Pascal Nehr among others. Immediately after graduating, he started to work with Philippe Dupuy, the grandson of Eugène Sartory, in Paris. The collaboration lasted for over 50 years and many bows “Dupuy à
French Violin bow by Christophe Schaeffer, stamped Dupuy Read More »
The five sons of prolific and successful Mirecourt bowmaker Louis Morizot père all trained with their father and worked in partnership. They each specialized in different types of bows or aspects of the bow making process, enabling them to produce an impressive number of bows with assembly-line efficiency. Louis Gabriel was responsible for bass bows
French Violin bow by Morizot freres, silver mounted ebony Read More »
Siegfried Finkel was a bow maker and a pupil of his father-in-law Paul Weidhass. He moved to Brienz, Switzerland, in 1952. He crafted fine bows in both French and German styles. His son Johannes (b. 1947) continued the business. The brand was SIEGFRIED FINKEL.
Swiss Violin bow stamped and by Siegfried Finkel, silver mounted ebony Read More »
The five sons of prolific and successful Mirecourt bowmaker Louis Morizot père all trained with their father and worked in partnership. They each specialized in different types of bows or aspects of the bow making process, enabling them to produce an impressive number of bows with assembly-line efficiency. Louis Gabriel was responsible for bass bows
Bowmaker Émile Auguste Ouchard first studied with his father Émile François at the Mirecourt shop of Cuniot-Hury and began to assist him around 1913. Father and son continued to work together after Émile Francois opened his own shop in 1923, and Émile Auguste began to produce increasingly well-crafted work in collaboration with his father. After
3/4 French Violin Bow by Emile Auguste Ouchard (fils) c.1935 Read More »
3/4 Violin bow unstamped, nickel mounted ebony and made by the workshop of Jerome Thibouville-Lamy
3/4 French Violin bow unstamped, nickel mounted ebony Read More »
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