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unusual facts about François Tourte


Arthur Bultitude

Arthur R. Bultitude worked for the Hill shop from 1922 until 1961, after which he set up his own shop where he continued making bows based on the same model set up by Alfred Hill (the Tourte model).


François-Joseph Fétis

It includes detailed chapters on the history and development of the violin family, old master Italian violin makers (including the Stradivari and Guarneri families) and an analysis of the bows of Francois Tourte.

Jacob Eury

Top experts (such as E. Vatelot, Bernard Millant, J.F. Raffin, Paul Childs), agree that Eury's work is often compared to that of François Tourte.


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