violin bow
Louis Joseph Morizot
built in Mirecourt in ± 1960
A violin bow from the workshop of (and signed by) “L. Morizot,” made in Mirecourt ca. 1960, with a round shaft and silver mount.
Current player
Sinem Ceylan
from Johann Stüber
History of this instrument
This Morizot violin bow came into the possession of the Musical Instrument Fund in 2025. A former violinist donated her entire collection, consisting of a violin, six violin bows, and a viola with a bow. She continued to play her instruments herself well into her old age, but now she felt it was time to pass them on to a new generation of musicians.
Read the short interview with Ms. Lantinga here.
Sinem Ceylan is currently the lucky player of the bow.
About the builder Louis Joseph Morizot
Louis Joseph Morizot was one of the most important French bow makers active in the first half of the twentieth century. Through a combination of craftsmanship, family spirit, and entrepreneurship, he built a family dynasty of bow makers...