|
Take a Bow 2008
•
Exhibition diary
• Ely Exhibition
• Exhibition Tour Venues
• Purchasing bows
• Bow prices
• Bow maker biographies
• Travelling to Ely
• Top tips for trying bows
• Take a Bow Feedback
C E L L O S
Cellos for sale
Bows for sale
Cellos by Robin Aitchison
Cello set-up
B O W E X H I B I T I O N
Take a Bow 2008
C E L L O E X C H A N G E
Cello exchange
S T R I N G T R I A L S
String Trials
A B O U T U S
Cello specialists
Biographies
Travelling to Ely
Contact us
C E L L O C A R E G U I D E
Cello Care Guide
Order free copies
A R T I C L E S & N E W S
Articles and Newsletters
L I N K S
Links
Take a Bow 2008
•
Exhibition diary
• Ely Exhibition
• Exhibition Tour Venues
• Purchasing bows
• Bow prices
• Bow maker biographies
• Travelling to Ely
• Top tips for trying bows
• Take a Bow Feedback
C E L L O S
Cellos for sale
Bows for sale
Cellos by Robin Aitchison
Cello set-up
B O W E X H I B I T I O N
Take a Bow 2008
C E L L O E X C H A N G E
Cello exchange
S T R I N G T R I A L S
String Trials
A B O U T U S
Cello specialists
Biographies
Travelling to Ely
Contact us
C E L L O C A R E G U I D E
Cello Care Guide
Order free copies
A R T I C L E S & N E W S
Articles and Newsletters
L I N K S
Links
Take a Bow 2008
•
Exhibition diary
• Ely Exhibition
• Exhibition Tour Venues
• Purchasing bows
• Bow prices
• Bow maker biographies
• Travelling to Ely
• Top tips for trying bows
• Take a Bow Feedback
C E L L O S
Cellos for sale
Bows for sale
Cellos by Robin Aitchison
Cello set-up
B O W E X H I B I T I O N
Take a Bow 2008
C E L L O E X C H A N G E
Cello exchange
S T R I N G T R I A L S
String Trials
A B O U T U S
Cello specialists
Biographies
Travelling to Ely
Contact us
C E L L O C A R E G U I D E
Cello Care Guide
Order free copies
A R T I C L E S & N E W S
Articles and Newsletters
L I N K S
Links
Take a Bow 2008
•
Exhibition diary
• Ely Exhibition
• Exhibition Tour Venues
• Purchasing bows
• Bow prices
• Bow maker biographies
• Travelling to Ely
• Top tips for trying bows
• Take a Bow Feedback
C E L L O S
Cellos for sale
Bows for sale
Cellos by Robin Aitchison
Cello set-up
B O W E X H I B I T I O N
Take a Bow 2008
C E L L O E X C H A N G E
Cello exchange
S T R I N G T R I A L S
String Trials
A B O U T U S
Cello specialists
Biographies
Travelling to Ely
Contact us
C E L L O C A R E G U I D E
Cello Care Guide
Order free copies
A R T I C L E S & N E W S
Articles and Newsletters
L I N K S
Links
|
|
Take a Bow 2008 Bow Maker Biographies
MORGAN ANDERSEN attended the Violin
Making School of America in Salt Lake City. Upon graduation, he
studied bow making with Frank Passa in San Francisco and since then he has worked in his native Washington State.
Prizes: gold medals (va, vc) VSA 1986; gold (vc) VSA 1988. Between
1992 and 2006 he has judged bows at four VSA competitions.
JOHN ANIANO made
his earliest bows under the guidance of William Salchow and has worked
with bow maker Yung Chin since early 2002. John’s modern bows are
made using a personal model inspired by Pajeot, Maire and Adam.
Prizes: certificates of merit (va & vc) VSA 2004; gold (vc) VSA
2006.
www.jbabows.com
PEG BAUMGARTEL was
trained by Paul Siefried for seven years mainly in restoration and also
attended the first five years of the Oberlin Bow Workshop where she
worked with Stephane Thomachot, Yung Chin, Francois Malo and Morgan
Andersen. Awards: 3
Certificates VSA 1990;
Certificate of Merit
Paris 1991.
NOEL BURKE Text to arrive soon
BERND ETZLER studied
and worked at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in the Hungarian capital
from 1986 to 1992. In 1993 he established his own workshop in Göd
near Budapest. From 1997-99 he worked with Pierre Guillaume in
Brussels and returned to his workshop in Göd in 2000.
Prizes: certificate of merit Manchester 2007.
RODNEY FLETCHER is an
instrument and bow maker working in New York. He was the apprentice of Carlos Arcieri
in New York for six years whose shop was next to William Salchow's.
During this period he became a friend of Isaac Salchow who taught him to
make bows.
BORIS
FRITSCH studied violin making at Mirecourt from 1988-1993 and in
1999 became a restorer with Atelier Jean-François Raffin in Paris. In
2002 he established his own making workshop in Monmartre, Paris.
Prizes: special mention for a contemporary creation (db) Paris 2004;
certificate of merit (db) and gold medal (vc) Manchester 2007.
PIERRE-YVES FUCHS
trained as a luthier in Brienz and as a repairer with Weinstein in Tel
Aviv, before studying bow making with Gilles Duhaut, Pierre Guillaume
and Benoit Rolland. Prizes: gold medal (db) and certificates of
merit (vn, va, vc) VSA 2000; gold medal (va) and certificates of merit (vn,
vc, db) VSA 2002; bronze award (vn) BVMA; gold medals (vn, va, vc, db)
VSA 2004; silver medal (vc) and gold medal (db) Paris 2004. Member
of the jury VSA 2006
HUGO GABRIEL studied bow making with his brother, Josef Gabriel in
Erlangen, Germany. He was awarded a certificate of merit (va) VSA 1994
and certificates of merit (va & vc) VSA 1996. His cello bows follow the
Tourte model.
JOSEF GABRIEL has run his own workshop in Erlangen, Germany, since 1987.
Prizes: silver medal (vc) Manchester 1992, a gold medal and tone award
Mittenwald 1993, gold medal (vc) VSA 1996 and silver and bronze medals (vn
& vc) Mittenwald 1997.
THOMAS GERBETH studied with Dürrschmidt and Leicht and worked with
Richard Grünke 1991- 1997 before establishing his own workshop in
Vienna. Prizes: gold (vc) Manchester 1992; bronze (vc) Manchester 1994; 2
gold, 1 silver Mittenwald 1997; 2nd prize (ex aequo) &
Certificate of Merit for Perfect Workmanship (vn) and Certificate of
merit (va) Paris 2004.
HOWARD GREEN has a workshop in Fife, Scotland. He initially
trained as a professional cellist and has been making bows inspired by Sartory and Lamy
since 1992.
KLAUS GRÜNKE studied with his father, Richard for three years and with
Hans Weisshar in Los Angeles for two years. He won two gold medals (va &
vc) VSA 1980 and a silver medal Kassel 1983 and has judged many
international competitions.
http://gruenke-bows.de
RICHARD GRÜNKE studied with Edwin Herrmann and at the Pfretzschner
workshop. He joined the Paesold workshop in 1957 and in 1975 set up his
own business in Bubenreuth. He has been invited to judge numerous
international competitions. In 1996 he formed a company with his sons,
Klaus and Thomas.
http://gruenke-bows.de
THOMAS GRÜNKE studied bow making with his father and continues to work
alongside his father and brother, Klaus in Langensendelbach, Germany. He
is also an experienced restorer of valuable antique bows and his new
work is profoundly influenced by the work of Peccatte, Voirin and
Sartory.
http://gruenke-bows.de
YANNICK LE CANU studied with Bernard Millant, Gilles Duhaut and Eric
Grandchamp and now works in Lille. Prizes: youngest maker award (va) and
mention spéciale (vn) Paris 1999; certificates of merit (vn & va) VSA
2002; certificate of merit (vn) BVMA London 2004; gold medal (vn) VSA 2004;
silver medals (vn & va) and mention spéciale Paris 2004; gold
medals (vn & vc) VSA 2006; Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2007.
TINO LUCKE studied bow making in Markneukirchen and then worked for
Hieronymus Köstler in Stuttgart. He now runs a workshop in Berlin.
Prizes: bronze (vc) and silver (vn) Paris 1999; gold (vn) BVMA 2004.
MICHAEL MAURUSHAT trained as a goldsmith in Alberta, Canada and studied
bow making with Roy Quade and at the Oberlin bow making workshop 2001.
Prizes: certificate for outstanding playing characteristics (vn) BVMA London
2004.
JOHANNES MIETHING has worked with
Pierre Guillaume in Brussels since 2000. Johannes and four
colleagues also recently opened a workshop in Cologne - Henleys -
so he now divides his time between
Brussels and Cologne. Prizes: silver and young participant prize
Mittenwald 2001.
www.henleys.de
PIERRE NEHR started an apprenticeship with his brother, Jean-Pascal Nehr
in Marseille in 1995 and graduated in Mirecourt after three years of
study. In 2000 he became a bow maker in the Gilles Chancereul
workshop in Paris and he established his own Paris workshop in 2004.
www.pierrenehr.com
ROBERT PIERCE was apprenticed to William Hofmann and also trained with
John Clutterbuck and William Salchow. He worked with Pierre Guillaume
for 10 years and established an independent workshop in Brussels in
1998. He is an elected member of Groupe des Luthiers et Archetiers d'Art
de France. Prizes: best playing bow (vc) Manchester on two consecutive
occasions.
PAUL SADKA trained as a professional cellist and studied bow making with
Noel Burke in Ireland and in Cremona, Italy. He now lives and
works in Paris and specialises in cello bows. Prizes include a merit
award (vc) Manchester 2001.
http://www.triobroz.com/Sadka/Sadka.html
STEPHEN SALCHOW
has been
making bows since 1995 and was taught by his father, William Salchow and
his nephew, Isaac Salchow. He is currently making close copies of bows
by Peccatte, Pajeot, Persoit and Dodd.
www.salchowbows.com
WILLIAM SALCHOW first studied bow making and repair under Simone Sacconi
in New York and then at Mirecourt with Georges Barjonnet. He opened his
own New York studio in 1960 where he has been making bows and inspiring
bow makers ever since.
www.salchowbows.com
DAVID SAMUELS studied bowmaking with Stéphane Thomachot and worked for
Etienne Vatelot, Amnon Weinstein, Rene Morel and Jacques Français. Prizes: gold (vc) VSA 1992; gold (vn, va & vc) VSA 1994; gold Manchester
1994; gold (vn, va & vc) VSA 1996. David has since has served on the
juries of the VSA and City of Paris competitions.
JOHN STAGG has been making bows for more than 30 years. He
worked at W E Hill & Sons and became their senior bow maker before
establishing his own workshop in Bristol, UK. Prizes: certificate
for playing quality (vc) Manchester 1992.
www.johnstaggbows.co.uk
JEAN-LUC TAUZIÈDE
studied bow making with Jean-François Raffin, Stéphane Thomachot and
Jean Grunberger before setting up his own workshop in Anglet, France in
1997.
www.archetier.com
DAVID TEMPEST has been a professional viola player all his working life
and has also been making bows for over twenty years. His cello
bows are influenced by the work of Sartory.
GEORGES TEPHO works in Quimper, France. Prizes: gold (vc) VSA 1994, two
certificates of workmanship VSA 1994; bronze Mittenwald, 1991.
STEPHEN THOMSON studied instrument making and repair at Merton
College, London and joined J.P. Guivier & Co in 1996. Initially
working on instruments, he has spent the last five years specialising in bow
repair and set up his own restoration and making workshop in 2006.
www.bowsurgery.com
CHRISTIAN WANKA studied bow making for 3 years with his father and
worked in Toronto before returning to work in the family workshop in Baiersdorf, Germany.
www.wankabows.de
HERBERT WANKA studied bow making at Bubenreuth 1952-55 and worked for
Gotthard Schuster for many years before setting up his own workshop in
1971. He now works in Baiersdorf, Germany.
www.wankabows.de
MATTHEW WEHLING studied bow making with William Salchow, Benoît Rolland
and Georges Tepho, with whom he worked as assistant for 5 years. He now
works in Minneapolis, USA. Prizes: gold medals (vn & vc) VSA 2002;
certificate of merit (va) VSA 2002; gold medals (vn & vc) VSA,
2006.
www.mattwehling.com
RICHARD WILSON was an apprentice of Garner Wilson and then established
his own workshop in Cambridge where he makes, repairs and restores bows.
www.bowmaker.co.uk
MARK YAKOUSHKIN came to bow making after art school. He received a short period of
tuition with Steven Bristow in 1978 and then worked as a maker and
repairer for Haken and Bell in
Abingdon. In 1983 he and two violin making colleagues established
Oxford Violins which is still trading in its original form today.
www.oxfordviolins.com/
ROGER ZABINSKI studied with Martin Beilke and William
Salchow. He was awarded a gold medal for a violin bow VSA 1986 and has
received numerous certificates of workmanship from the VSA. He lives
and works in Minneapolis, USA and has been a member of the American
Federation of Violin and Bow Makers since 1985.
Competitions and prizes mentioned in biographies:
BVMA London: BVMA violin and bow making competition at the Genius of the
Violin Festival, London 2004.
Manchester: The Strad International Cello and Bow Making Competition
held at the Manchester Cello Festival, RNCM.
Mittenwald: International Violin and Bow Making Competition.
Paris: International Violin and Bow Making Competition.
VSA: The Violin Society of America Violin and Bow Making Competition.
‘
We
are living in the time of the best bow making in history. I would
encourage anyone interested in purchasing a bow to consider the
bows of our great contemporary makers.’
Paul Childs, New York bow expert
Take a Bow 2008
•
Exhibition diary
• Ely Exhibition
• Exhibition Tour Venues
• Purchasing bows
• Bow prices
• Bow maker biographies
• Travelling to Ely
• Top tips for trying bows
• Take a Bow Feedback
RETURN TO exhibition home page
|
|
