Stephane Thomachot silver bow quartet, ca 1975 (2 violin bows, viola bow, & cello bow) | Metzler violins huang0626 After a short trial period

After a short trial period

with some approaching a century old

Fiddleback flames extend from the center joint of its two-piece back and run along its ribs

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Maestro Rizzo was tutored by several master-makers in Italy and in the United States

Stephane Thomachot silver bow quartet, ca 1975 (2 violin bows, viola bow, & cello bow) | Metzler violins huang0626 After a short trial periodThis quartet of bows is a rare, uncirculated example of Stphane Thomachot's finest work. Thomachot apprenticed under Bernard Ouchard in Mirecourt before establishing his own workshop in Paris in 1981. He earned gold medals at the 1982 and 1984 Violin Society of America competitions and later served on the jury of numerous international bow making competitions. He is a Matre d'Art since 1994, and also "Meilleur Ouvrier de France". He is a prolific and