All bow making articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureDecorating a bow frog: let the flowers bloom
A very specialist part of the bow maker’s craft is the addition of decorative inlay into a bow frog. Vladimiros Sorokin-Andreou presents his method for this intricate and delicate part of the process
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NewsInternational Society of Bassists awards inaugural Al Fisher Scholarship Grant
US double bassist Broner McCoy receives $5,000
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NewsLuthier and bow maker Boyd Poulsen has died
The American polymath, a respected musician, lecturer and botanical expert, was 87 years old
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NewsViolin and bow makers honoured at 2022 VSA Violin Making Competition
Almost 30 gold medals went to the violin, viola, cello and double bass makers at the awards dinner on 17 November
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FocusPierre Aloysius Josephs: the first bow maker of the San Francisco Bay Area
In this extract from the November 2021 issue, Raphael Gold profiles the bow making work of Pierre Aloysius Josephs and his family
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Premium ❘ FeaturePersoit, the illusion solution
One of the most mysterious French bow makers, Persoit had a number of idiosyncrasies that give his works a uniquely light appearance. Through a detailed study of a single bow, Paolo Sarri shows his creative answer to the problem of bulky heads
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ReviewBook review: Eugène Sartory: Documents and photographs concerning his life and work, presented by his grandson Philippe Dupuy
Philip Brown reviews a book of memories on the great 20th-century bow maker
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NewsNew film tells the story of the bowmaker’s art
The Bowmakers journeys from the workshops of Port Townsend to the Brazilian Amazon rainforest
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VideoThe Bowmakers Trailer
‘The story of the most important instrument you’ve never heard of.’ A new feature film by documentary filmmaker Ward Serrill tells the story of the ‘silent servant’ of the music world: the bow. The Bowmakers takes viewers on a journey from the workshops of five master bowmakers in the Pacific ...