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Bow Maker Biographies
This is a list of the
makers who participated in Take a Bow 2011
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, gold (vn)
Paris 2011. Between 1992
and 2006 he has judged bows at four VSA competitions.
www.andersenbows.com
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; gold (va) VSA 2010.
www.jbabows.com
HOWARD BALL
is a professional violinist. He studied bow making with
David Samuels and Andrew McGill and is now working in Suffolk.
www.howardballbowmaker.co.uk
STEVE BECKLEY
made his first bows under the
tutelage of William Salchow in 1982 and he subsequently worked for and
studied the repair and restoration of bows with Boyd Poulson in
California. He now makes bows in Little River, California.
VICTOR BERNARD
studied at the Newark school of violin making. He has
worked with bow maker Pierre Guillaume in Brussels since 2008.
EMMANUEL BÉGIN
began his training at the age of 14 with his father, bow
maker Louis Bégin. After a few years working in Montréal, Emmanuel went
to France to work for Yannick Le Canu in Lille. He now works at the
Atelier de Lutherie in Montréal. Prizes: certificates of merit (vn and
vc) VSA 2010.
EMMANUEL CARLIER
studied with Gilles Duhaut in France and then worked for Pierre
Guillaume in Brussels. He established his own workshop in Paris in
2009. Prizes: gold and silver (vn and vc) Mittenwald 2010; Certificate
of merit (db) VSA 2010.
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, silver medal (va)
Mittenwald 2010.
RONALD FLETCHER
is an
instrument and bow maker working in New York. He learned violin making
with Carlos Arcieri in New York, becoming friends with Isaac Salchow at
the Salchow shop next door. He studied bow making with Isaac and has
had his own shop in New York for over 15 years.
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 three certificates of
merit (vn, va, vc) VSA 2000; gold medal (va) and three certificates of merit (vn,
vc, db) VSA 2002; bronze award (vn) BVMA; four gold medals (vn, va, vc, db)
VSA 2004; silver medal (vc) and gold medal (db) Paris 2004. Member
of the jury VSA 2006
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.
Co-author
with Klaus Grünke and Yung Chin of the publication: The bows of Nikolai
Kittel: a
comprehensive study of the bows of Nikolai Kittel, instrument maker to
the Russian Court. Publication date: October 2011.
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. Publications:
The
bows of Nikolai Kittel: a comprehensive study of the bows of Nikolai
Kittel, instrument maker to the Russian Court. Publication date:
October, 2011.
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
DAOUDI HASSOUN
graduated from the Newark School of violin making in 2008. He has since
trained as a bow maker with Blaise Emmelin and Robert Pierce in Brussels
where he now works with the Atelier Flagey.
ERIC LANE
began his studies under Jon Crumrine in Atlanta. He continued his
education with Rodney Mohr and Jerry Pasewicz at the Oberlin workshops
where he has been a regular participant since 2000. He is currently the
Head Bowmaker at Reuning & Son Violins in Boston. Eric has won several
Certificates of Merit at VSA and ISB competitions.
GARY LEAHY
trained and worked in violin and bow restoration for several years in
New Zealand where he became increasingly interested in bows. He then
trained for three years with Noel Burke in his native Ireland before
setting up his own workshop. He also worked for a year at L’Atelier
d’Arthur in Paris. Prizes: three gold medals (vn, va and vc)
VSA 2010, gold (va) Paris 2011.
www.garyleahybows.com
DIRK LOESCHER
trained in
instrument and bow making in Markneukirchen, Germany, becoming a Master
of Bowmaking in 1994. He worked with Pierre Guillaume in Brussels for 4
years and in 2000 he established his own workshop in Barcelona.
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.
ANDREW McGILL initially trained and worked with an ex W.E. Hill &
Sons maker, then spent extended periods gaining valuable knowledge in
the United States. He now lives and works near Banbury in
Oxfordshire.
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.
www.piercebows.be
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; three gold medals (vn, va & vc) VSA 2010
http://www.triobroz.com/Sadka/Sadka.html
STEVE 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;
three gold medals (vn, va & vc) VSA 1994; gold Manchester
1994; three gold medals (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.
Prizes: Grand Prix des Métiers d’Arts and Meilleur
Ouvrier de France 2011.
www.archetier.com
DAVID TEMPEST
taught violin and
viola and was a freelance viola player for over 25 years. He enjoys
working closely with players, especially in the late stages of playing
and adjustment. Influences on his work are wide-ranging, but mainly
from the established French bow making school.
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
MICHAEL YEATS
has
been a musical instrument maker for over 35 years and a bow maker since
1987. He began his bow repair and bow making studies in the shop of
William Salchow. He opened his own workshop in New York City in 1989.
In order to focus more fully on making bows, he moved his workshop to
Portland, Oregon, in 2002.
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. In 2010 he was
elected a member of the Entente Internationale des Maîtres Luthiers et
Archetiers d'Art.
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
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