The Modern Violin Bow Flashcards
0
Q
What was Tourté nicknamed as?
A
The “Stradivarius of bow making”
1
Q
When was François Xavier Tourté born, when did he die, and what was his nationality?
A
Born 1740, died 1835; French.
2
Q
What developments did Tourté create towards the modern violin bow?
A
- Pernambucco wood
- bent the stick using heat
- mathematical sophistication (logarithmic narrowing)
- perfect balance
- spreader block/ferrule, resulting in no tangling of hairs
- Parrisian eye = mother of pearl
