instrument
violin bow
Nicolas Rémy Maire
built in Paris in ± 1860
A violin bow by Nicolas Maire, Paris, ca. 1860. Round shaft, silver mount, ebony frog with an eye.
History of this instrument
In 2007, the Musical Instrument Fund purchased this Maire violin bow from a Dutch dealer. Marlene Hemmer was the first to play this Parisian bow; Eduardo Paredes Crespo succeeded her, and Daniils Čiričs currently plays with this bow.
About the builder Nicolas Rémy Maire
Very few women are known to have played an active role in the world of violin and bow makers. Anne Contal, married to Nicolas Maire, was an exception to this rule and ran their joint business, which at its peak employed fifteen violin...