instrument
cello bow
Anoniem
built in Mirecourt
An anonymous cello bow, made in Mirecourt, stamped “Paul Serdet a Paris.”
Current player
Talent
Douwe Eisses
plays a
cello
from Anoniem
from Anoniem
History of this instrument
The Music Instrument Fund received this French cello bow in 2016 from the chairman of the church council of the Walloon Reformed Congregation in Amsterdam, the late J.C. Nel. The congregation had inherited the bow, along with another bow and a cello, from one of its members: Aafke de Jong. Douwe Eisses is the lucky cellist who currently owns the bow.
About the builder Anoniem
For a number of instruments in our collection, the experts have been unable to determine who built them. Often, however, the location or region is known, and in most cases, a construction period can also be determined. This conclusion...