Henryk Kaston, who enjoyed an illustrious career as a bow maker
and a jeweller, has died in New York at the age of 100. Born in
Poland, he escaped wartorn Europe to settle in America, where he
played violin in the Cleveland Orchestra and then the Metropolitan
Opera Orchestra.
While in New York he developed an interest in bow making and
restoring and began a dual career as a bow maker and jeweller,
often combining the two disciplines by setting his bows with
precious stones and using intricately carved frogs. He created
jewellery for Salvador Dalí and bows for Heifetz, Kreisler, Stern
and Shlomo Mintz.
See Features for an interview with Kaston from the July 2005 issue
of The Strad, in which the then 95-year-old bow maker looked back
on his colourful life.
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