cello bow
François Jude Gaulard
built in Mirecourt in ± 1830
A cello bow, made by François Jude Gaulard in Mirecourt, ca. 1830, with a ferrule and knob by Jacob Eury. Round shaft of very fine pernambuco, ebony ferrule, silver mountings. Length 69 cm, 84 grams.
History of this instrument
This bow comes from the famous “Max Rodriguez Collection,” which consists of four Italian master instruments and sixteen valuable bows. In 1992, the Rodriguez Collection was loaned to the Musical Instrument Fund. In 1997, the owner decided to donate nearly all of the instruments to our foundation. It remains the largest donation ever made to our foundation. The bow was subsequently loaned to Jeroen Reuling, Monique Heidema, and Job ter Haar. Joris van den Berg also played the French bow for quite some time.
About the builder François Jude Gaulard
Based on his work, it is reasonable to assume that François Jude Gaulard was a student of Louis Simon Pajeot. Pajeot was one of the great bow makers in the French tradition. Both Gaulard and Pajeot were born in Mirecourt, where a large...
