Vigneron Pere

sku Product SKU:  21280

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François Lotte

sku Product SKU:  21904

François Lotte trained in the Bazin workshop and then worked for Cuniot-Hury before going on his own in 1926. His workshop included R.Bernard, M.Lapierre, M.Mangenot along with his son Roger.

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David Samuels

sku Product SKU:  22168

Born in Chicago, David Samuels moved to Israel where he worked with Amnon Weinstein. He then worked with Etienne Vatelot and Stéphane Thomachot in France and with Jacques Français in New York. He has since become one of the most important bow makers working today, His bows are in demand by musicians and collectors all over the world and has won 7 gold medals at VSA competitions. We are pleased to offer three of his wonderful violin bows including two with his distinctive design of four overlapping silver rings on the frog.

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Michael Vann

sku Product SKU:  22456

Michael Vann started his career as a bow maker back in 1975 with William Salchow in New York. Since then he has gone to become one of the most important makers working today. Well known violinists, violists and cellists all over the world have chosen his bows.

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Steven Beckley *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22459

A native of Menlo Park, Steve Beckley started his training as a bow maker with William Salchow in New York. After two years he returned to the Bay Area to perfect his skills with Boyd Poulsen. Since 1986 he has been making exceptional bows here in the bay area and for the last 22 years in Little River California on the Mendocino coast. His bows have become enormously popular with musicians both in California and all over the country.

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John Nebeker *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22461

John Nebeker started his career with Peter Prier in Salt Lake, moving on to Miami with Harry Duffy and to Dallas before returning to Salt Lake in 1985. During his sadly short career he won certificates of merit at the VSA competition in 1978.

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Bernard Ouchard for Vidoudez

sku Product SKU:  22493

Bernard studied with his father, the great E.A.Ouchard and in 1949 went to Geneva working for the next 21 years with Vidoudez. Most of the bows stamped VIDOUDEZ Geneva are Bernard Ouchard’s exceptional work. In 1971 he returned to Mirecourt and taught bow making at the violin making school where he trained the next generation of French master bow makers.

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Roger Treat

sku Product SKU:  20936

Roger Treat studied the art of bow making with Lynn Hannings, Jerry Pascewicz and Rodney Mohr before opening his own workshop over twenty-five years ago. Over the years he has become a highly respected maker, not just in New England but all over the country.

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Gotthard Schuster *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  21915

Gotthard Schuster was trained by his father in Markneukirchen. After WWII he moved the workshop to Bubenreuth in Western Germany where he became successful and highly respected. His bows became especially popular in the U.S. due to the support of Rembert Wurlitzer in New York.

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Emile Boulangeot

sku Product SKU:  15535

A beautiful French bow made for Emile Boulangeot’s firm in Lyon.

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Fine old German bow *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22491

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W.E.Hill & Sons

sku Product SKU:  20862

The workshops of W.E.Hill & Sons produced exceptional bows for many decades. The bows stamped HILL, H&S or W.E.H&S were considered their “Budget” bows which sold at a lower price. In reality the only real difference between these bows and those with the “full stamp” W.E.HILL & SONS were the frog and button which had simpler mountings. But the quality of the sticks were usually the same on all of the Hill bows.

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W.E.Hill & Sons

sku Product SKU:  20325

The workshops of W.E.Hill & Sons produced exceptional bows for many decades. The bows stamped HILL, H&S or W.E.H&S were considered their “Budget” bows which sold at a lower price. In reality the only real difference between these bows and those with the “full stamp” W.E.HILL & SONS were the frog and button which had simpler mountings. But the quality of the sticks were usually the same on all of the Hill bows.

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Monique Poullot - Chamonix *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  21206

Louis Gillet*SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  5928

Louis Gillet (born 1891) apprenticed with Thibouville-lamy in Mirecourt and worked there as a bow maker until WW1. After the war he joined the Laberte firm until 1926 when he set up his workshop at Châlon-sur-Saône. He worked with Eugene Sartory in Paris for 12 years, adopting his style. His bows have always been highly regarded, often in the style of Sartory.

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James Tubbs

sku Product SKU:  22452

James Tubbs is generally considered the finest of all English bow makers. This fine bow has an unusual Vuillaume style gold mounted frog.

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Edwin Clement

sku Product SKU:  22763

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Eugene Sartory *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22924

Experts generally agree that Eugene Sartory (1871-1946) was the finest bow maker from the late 19^th and the first half of the twentieth centuries. His bows are elegant, beautiful and superbly crafted. They are beloved by musicians for their superb playing qualities. Sartory worked with Charles Peccatte and especially Alfred Lamy before opening his own workshop in 1889 when he was only 18 years old. He quickly became very successful. His work was very consistent based on a strengthened Voirin model. This bow is typical of his later work with a broader stronger head which he developed for changing playing styles. As one would expect, this bow has superb playing qualities suitable for a top professional or soloist. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jean François Raffin.

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Pierre Nehr *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  15172

Pierre Nehr studied bow making for five years with his brother Jean-Pascal and received his diploma from the bow making school in Mirecourt in 1998. Since then he has received awards at numerous competitions all around the world. Pierre Nehr has become one of the most respected bow makers in France.

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M. Tarascani *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  746

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Penzel

sku Product SKU:  22945

For three generations, the Penzel family of  makers have been making fine bows. This is an excellent example from their workshop in Ostrach, Germany.

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Eugene Sartory *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22972

Eugene Satory is generally considered to be the fines bowmaker of the first half of the 20^th. Century. After working with Lamy, he opened his own workshop in Paris at the age of 18 and became very successful. This fine bow is being offered at a reduced price in that the frog is not original to the bow. It is accompanied by a Raffin certificate.

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Carl Fischer

sku Product SKU:  22534

In the early to mid 20^th. Century, The firm of Carl Fischer in New York (branches in Boston and Chicago) was one of the most important violin dealers in this country. They were able to get high quality instruments and bows from Europe (especially Germany).

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Klaus Werner Uebel *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22914

The Uebel family of bow makers is in its 4^th generation and was founded in 1882. Klaus W.Uebel became a master bow maker in 1982. This beautiful bow has elegantly engraved silver mounts.

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