Probably Roger Gérôme, French violin bow

French violin bow from Mirecourt, probably by Roger Gérôme. With its good tonal characteristics, this unstamped modern French violin bow probably by Roger Gérôme in Mirecourt is captivating. Not only his well-known stamps “Gérôme Devoivre” are a quality brand under which many excellent bow makers in the French capital city of violin making worked during the mid-20th century. Other luminaries included Georges Émile Barjonnet and Roger François Lotte. Gérôme himself came from a family of guitar and mandolin makers, and he learned his trade alongside his three brothers at their father’s atelier. In 1956 he took over his own business from Philibert Décombe, a workshop which until that time had focused on manufacturing accessories for making violins and bows. This bow was crafted in the 1970s and was very probably made by Barjonnet, a student of Cuniot-Hury who perfected his art during his long years as an employee of Émile Auguste Ouchard and Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy before going on to produce his finest work at Gérôme. The strong round stick is a delicate piece made of reddish-brown pernambuco; a Pearl eye graces the nickel-mounted frog. The Pecatte model bow weighs a total of 60.1 g with a balance point in the lower half of the stick. Free worldwide shipping with a 30 days returns option and Corilon's trade-in guarantee. 

 

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