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JEAN PIERRE MARIE PERSOIT (or PERSOIS) (C. 1783/84 – AFTER 1854) Very little is known about Jean Pierre Marie Persoit's early years and training. He began working with Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume around 1825, where he trained Dominique Peccatte, among others. In 1838, he set up his own business in Paris, where he...
SOLDVICTOR FRANÇOIS FÉTIQUE (August 9, 1872, Mirecourt – January 9, 1933, Paris) The son of a luthier, Victor François Fétique learned bow making in Mirecourt, notably from C.N. Bazin. In 1901, he moved to Paris, where he worked for 12 years at Caressa et Français alongside C. Thomassin. In 1913, he founded his own workshop and enjoyed great success.
SOLDÉMILE AUGUSTE OUCHARD "son" (1900 MIRECOURT – 1969 GAN) Son of Émile François Ouchard, he learned the trade from him in the Cuniot Hury workshop. In 1923, he began working with his father, who had founded his own workshop. He took over the family business in 1937, moved to Paris in 1940, then left for the United States in 1946, where he...
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EUGÈNE NICOLAS SARTORY (September 22, 1871, MIRECOURT – March 5, 1946, PARIS) Initially trained by his father, Joseph Eustache Sartory, whose work remains little known, Eugène Sartory worked briefly in Paris for Charles Peccatte and then for Vigneron Père before opening his own workshop at the age of just 18. He became the bow maker for the greatest soloists and royalty of his...
SOLDFRANÇOIS XAVIER "TOURTE LE JEUNE" TOURTE (1748, PARIS – April 25, 1835, PARIS) The youngest son of carpenter, luthier, and bow maker Nicolas Pierre Tourte, François Xavier began his training as a clockmaker until 1774, before devoting himself to bow making alongside his brother Nicolas Léonard Tourte. His encounter with musicians Jean-Baptiste Viotti and Rodolphe Kreutzer...
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JOSEPH HENRY (December 10, 1823, Mirecourt – 1870, Paris) Trained in Mirecourt, his hometown, Joseph Henry left his region at a very young age for Paris, where, at the age of fourteen, he began working at Chanot. He then joined Dominique Peccatte until the latter's return to Mirecourt in 1848. Joseph then briefly partnered with Pierre Simon before...
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EUGÈNE NICOLAS SARTORY (September 22, 1871, MIRECOURT – March 5, 1946, PARIS) Initially trained by his father, Joseph Eustache Sartory, whose work remains little known, Eugène Sartory worked briefly in Paris for Charles Peccatte and then for Vigneron Père before opening his own workshop at the age of just 18. He became the bow maker for the greatest soloists and royalty of his...
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FRANÇOIS NICOLAS VOIRIN (December 19, 1833, Mirecourt – 1885, Paris) The son of Nicolas Voirin, a gardener and organ builder, François Nicolas Voirin learned bow making from Jean Simon, the older brother of Nicolas Simon. He moved to Paris in 1855, where he worked for Vuillaume as a master trainer, supervising numerous apprentices. In 1870, he opened his own workshop...
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VICTOR FRANÇOIS FÉTIQUE (August 9, 1872, Mirecourt – January 9, 1933, Paris) The son of a luthier, Victor François Fétique learned bow making in Mirecourt, notably from C.N. Bazin. In 1901, he moved to Paris, where he worked for 12 years at Caressa et Français alongside C. Thomassin. In 1913, he founded his own workshop and enjoyed great success.
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DOMINIQUE PECCATTE (July 15, 1810, Mirecourt – 1874, Mirecourt) The son of a wigmaker, Dominique Peccatte began working at Vuillaume in 1826, where he was trained by Persoit. Around 1836, he left the workshop to work with François Lupot, whose workshop he took over after Lupot's death in 1838. He collaborated briefly with his younger brother François from...
SOLDGEORGES FRÉDÉRIC SCHWARTZ (April 7, 1785, STRASBOURG – December 29, 1849, STRASBOURG) A native of Strasbourg, Georges Frédéric Schwartz, son of luthier Bernard Schwartz, learned the art of stringed instrument and bow making from his father. From the 1810s onwards, he specialized in making bows in the Tourte style, paying particular attention to the choice...
SOLDCARLO GIUSEPPE TESTORE (CA. 1660 – 1737, MILAN) Carlo Giuseppe Testore generally worked from Amati models, but also used models by Guarneri, Stradivari, and Cappa. His instruments have a distinctive shape and the varnish, which is golden yellow, yellow-brown, or red-brown, is carefully applied. They are distinguished by their excellent quality, particularly...
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ANNIBALE FAGNOLA (December 28, 1866, MONTIGLIO – 1939, TURIN) Annibale Fagnola established his own business in Turin in 1899 after working with the Rinaldi family and Marengo. A highly skilled luthier, he worked with precision in the style of Pressenda and Rocca, and according to a Guadagnini model. He also produced magnificent copies of the masters' instruments.
