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 […]
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Born near San Francisco. Worked for Bein & Fushi. Established own shop in 1978 in association with Bein & Fushi. Received a gold medal and a certificate for workmanship at the 1982 VSA competition. Bows are branded ‘John Norwood Lee’. Any stars after the name denote a lower grade bow. Some bows have been custom
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Born near San Francisco. Worked for Bein & Fushi. Established own shop in 1978 in association with Bein & Fushi. Received a gold medal and a certificate for workmanship at the 1982 VSA competition. Bows are branded ‘John Norwood Lee’. Any stars after the name denote a lower grade bow. Some bows have been custom
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Without question one of the most important figures in the history of German bow making, Hermann Richard Pfretzschner initially studied with his father Carl Richard before working for one year in the shop of J.B. Vuillaume in Paris, in 1874. Though his time with Vuillaume was brief, the French influence proved to be a formative
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Vladimir Radosavljevljevic bows are presented and sold through his exclusive representative Mr.Philip Greenberg (world renown conductor and expert ),in agreements with Mr.Sarn Oliver (first violin section of San Francisco Symphony)and Aaron Reiley of Guarneri House. Today ,Vladimir Radosavljevic ,bow maker,makes bows in Savannah GA USA and also in Belgrade . Weight: 71g
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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
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Malcolm Taylor joined the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons in 1949 and returned in 1956 after leaving for military service. He left the firm to pursue independent work as a bowmaker in 1973. Taylor’s Hill bows bear the number 8. Weight:70.7g
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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
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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
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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
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