François Lotte, French violin bow - light, active (certificate J.F. Raffin)

A light and handy violin bow in the classic French tradition with a radiant, resonant character – for virtuoso playing.

In the period after the Second World War, François Lotte (1889–1970) was able to build on the success of the workshop he founded in 1926, supplying renowned violin makers with his work. The violin bow offered here, made around 1950, shows that Lotte had the freedom to explore interesting artisanal avenues during this period, where he deviated from his relatively strong standard model and, as in this case, created exceptionally light and comfortable-to-play instruments that are excellent for virtuoso playing.

With a total weight of only 58 g, an extremely hand-friendly ebony frog and a center of gravity that is slightly toward the lower half, this highly responsive François Lotte violin bow after Lupot makes even complicated bowing techniques intuitive and forgiving of mistakes. The round bow stick is made of light brown tropical wood of the highest quality, whose rare and beautiful dark grain is skillfully highlighted in the head area. Classically equipped with high-quality nickel fittings, a bare ebony frog, and a three-piece tailpiece, this Lupot-stamped French violin bow is in undamaged, very good condition. Tested by the experts at the Corilon workshop, it is ready to play with an extremely recommendable bright sound of carrying, resonant substance.

• François Lotte, violin bow, circa 1950
• Virtuoso bow with fault-tolerant, handy characteristics
• Bright sound with well-developed substance
• High-quality tropical wood with attractive grain
• Unstamped, includes certificate of authenticity from J.-F. Raffin

With certificate from internationally recognized expert J.-F. Raffin, free shipping, and Corilon trade-in guarantee. An additional certificate confirming the value can be ordered separately.