3/4 German Violin Bow stamped Gustav Schindler- Germany c1920
Excellent German 3/4 Violin bow stamped Gustav Schindler-Germany c1920
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3/4 French Violin bow-Mirecourt unstamped, silver mounted ebony
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
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3/4 Violin bow by Jerome Thibouville-Lamy, unstamped, nickel mounted ebony
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.
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3/4 Violin bow stamped and by Francois Lotte
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
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7/8 Violin bow stamped Cuniot Hury made by E.F. Ouchard
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
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Doriane Bodart Violin Bow silver mounted ebony
Born in London in 1972 to violin-making parents, Doriane Bodart was inspired by an environment of music and craftsmanship. With the moral support and advice of her father, she first apprenticed in Paris with Stéphane Thomachot.. Bodart’s interest in bow making blossomed into her passion. From 1994 to 1995, she trained with Gilles Duhaut in
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