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Tourte, François Xavier

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A gold-mounted violin bow by François Xavier Tourte

Paris, circa 1795

This elegant and typical bow by one of the most important bow makers of all time is truly a player’s bow. Its range of overtones and its flexibility to mould... read more

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Instruments we have sold by this maker

Violin bow, circa 1805

Articles

Remembering Martin Lovett

26 May 2021 - Todes, Ariane

Martin Lovett, who died in 2020, was cellist of the Amadeus Quartet throughout its entire 40-year career. As a collection of his bows goes on sale in Ingles & Hayday’s June auction, Ariane Todes pays tribute to him and to... Read more

Jean-François Raffin examines a gold-mounted violin bow by François Xavier Tourte

16 October 2019

François Xavier Tourte trained as a watchmaker before becoming the assistant of his bow maker brother Nicolas Léonard. He worked with the celebrated violinists of his day, G.B. Viotti and Rodolphe Kreutzer, to develop what we now know as... Read more

Life in a musical dynasty

28 October 2015

Francis de Pasquale’s daughter, Linda de Pasquale, reminisces about her father’s musical life. Francis de Pasquale was born in Philadelphia, on December 16, 1920. He became a member of the great Philadelphia Orchestra in 1943 while he was still a... Read more

Two remarkable cello bows, two remarkable bow makers

18 September 2015 - Oxley, Peter

François Xavier Tourte (b. 1748; d. 1835) The name of François Xavier Tourte remains the most celebrated in the entire canon of bowmaking for justifiable reasons: he effectively established the ‘modern bow’ which – except for a few minor adaptations... Read more

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