instrument
violin bow
Nicolas Auguste Eugène Maline
built in Paris in ± 1895
A violin bow, made by Nicolas Auguste Maline in Paris, ca. 1895. Length: 72.8 cm.
History of this instrument
The Musical Instrument Fund purchased this bow from a Dutch dealer in 2006. Cindy Albracht was the first to use it. Since 2010, the bow has been in the possession of Daniel Rowland.
About the builder Nicolas Auguste Eugène Maline
Although the Maline family produced twenty-three bow makers and violin makers between 1767 and 1960—and several women in the family also married fellow craftsmen—only three Malines truly made a name for themselves. Nicolas Auguste Maline...
