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violin bow

Victor François Fétique

built in Paris in ± 1910

A violin bow, branded and made by Victor Fétique in Paris, ca. 1910.

History of this instrument

This violin bow was purchased in 1994 by the Musical Instrument Fund from a Dutch violin maker. Carlo Nabbe played the bow from 1994 to 2020. After that, the bow belonged to Eduardo Paredes, and it is currently played by Margot Kolodziej.

About Victor François Fétique

When Victor François Fétique began his training as a bow maker around the age of twelve, the first publication on the craft had yet to appear; the general public knew virtually nothing about the craft, let alone appreciated it. The first...

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