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Paul Weidhaas violin bow, Markneukirchen circa 1950
Among the most important 20th-century German bow makers, Paul Weidhaas (1894-1962) was born in Markneukirchen. He received his initial training from his father, Ewald Weidhaas, before going on to work with Winterling in Hamburg, the prominent German town where he would complete his master's examination in 1918. Paul then returned to his hometown of Markneukirchen to assume the management of his father's workshop.
Octagonal. Ebony and silver fittings. 4/4
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Claude Thomassin viola bow, Paris circa 1920
The best known of the Thomassin family of French bow makers, Claude Auguste Thomassin (1865–1942) became one of the most important and prolific bow makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Mirecourt, Claude worked in the Bazin workshop alongside his relatives, Nicolas François Thomassin (1833–1903), Nicolas’ son Victor Thomassin (1856–1920), and Louis Joseph Thomassin (1856–c.1905). Claude moved to Paris to work for the Gand & Bernardel firm in 1885, the same year Louis Thomassin took over François Nicolas Voirin’s famous workshop.
Octagonal. Ebony and silver fittings.
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