cello bow

This Max Möller cello bow belonged to the Haarlem musician Henriëtte Kruseman. She was a descendant of the well-known Robert family of musicians from Haarlem. Her mother was a pianist, and Henriëtte’s grandfather, Willem Robert, was, among other things, the conductor of the Royal Toonkunst Men’s Choir “Zang en Vriendschap” in Haarlem. Early in her studies, her father gave her a Thomas Dodd cello. She played this instrument her entire life. It was her dearest wish that the Dodd would continue to be played by a young cellist after her death, and so in 2002—two years before her death—she donated donated the Dodd cello to the Musical Instrument Fund, where it is registered as the “ex-Kruseman cello.” Both of her bows, including this cello bow by the late Max Möller, are now part of the Musical Instrument Fund’s collection.