Contemporary violin by Philippe Mahu, Paris 2020 (gold medal)
Having developed an early passion for Music and Woodworking, contemporary French master violin maker Philippe Mahu begins his training in 1981 in Joel Mentec’s workshop in Firminy, making cellos and especially double basses.
As from 1988, Philippe Mahu joins
Having developed an early passion for Music and Woodworking, contemporary French master violin maker Philippe Mahu begins his training in 1981 in Joel Mentec’s workshop in Firminy, making cellos and especially double basses.
As from 1988, Philippe Mahu joins Etienne Vatelot’s workshop in Paris where he specializes in the high restoration and adjustment of very old stringed instruments. Experience that give him humility, expertise and inspiration.
In 2004, Philippe Mahu obtains the title of «Meilleur Ouvrier de France».
Nowadays, Philippe Mahu works with Jean-Jacques Rampal who succeded Etienne Vatelot; he is in charge of the workshop and, part-time, he successfully makes his owns instruments that have been rewarded in International Violin Making Competition :
- 2006 VSA Competition, Baltimore, USA
- Merit Violin
- 2008 VSA Competition, Cleveland, USA
- Merit Violin
- 2009 Viola Competition, Paris
- 2 Awards Viola
- 2010 6th Mittenwald Violin Making Competition
- Gold Medal Viola
- 20114th International Etienne Vatelot Violin Making Competition, Paris
- Gold Medal Violin
- Special Award GLAAF (Groupement des Luthiers etArchetiers d'Art de France ) : Highest score Workmanship Viola
- 2012 VSA Competition, Cleveland, USA
- Silver Medal Viola
- 2014 7th Mittenwald International Violin Making Competition
- Bronze Medal Violin
- 2015 Ente Triennale Internazionale Cremona
- Honorable Mention Viola
- 201613th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition, Poznan
- Bronze Medal Violin
- 2021 Triennale internazionale Cremona
- Honorable Mention Viola
- Inventory no.
- A175
- Maker
- Philippe Mahu
- Provenance
- Paris
- Year
- 2020
- Tone
- warm, sweet, mature, radiant
- Length of back
- 35.6 cm