violin bow
Paul Max Möller
built in Amsterdam
A violin bow stamped “Meunier á Paris,” made in Max Möller’s workshop in Amsterdam (Netherlands), ca. 1930. The top of the frog is damaged and has a small crack. Ebony frog and silver mountings. Weight: 59 grams.
Current player
Matthia Elders
from Ettore Soffritti
History of this instrument
In 1998, a private individual loaned three bows and a violin to the Musical Instrument Fund. This violin bow is part of that collection and was first played by Victoria Insinger-Shamaeva. Jelmer Strijkstra followed her; Daniëlle Daoukayeva, Jelte van Putten, Laura Soeters, and Olga Göschel have also played with this bow. Currently, Matthia Elders is the lucky one.
About the builder Paul Max Möller
Among the great violinists, cellists, collectors, and auction houses in 20th-century Europe, “Möller from Amsterdam” was a household name. The workshop was known not only for the high-quality instruments it produced but also for its...