Viola Bow by Marcel Lapierre, France

Marcel Charles Lapierre (1907–1979) was a French bow maker born and active in Mirecourt who trained with Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy from 1921 to 1923 before working for many leading figures of the twentieth-century Mirecourt school, including François Lotte, Charles Louis Bazin, and the Morizot frères. In 1946 he briefly worked with Émile Auguste Ouchard, then moved to Geneva to work for Pierre Vidoudez, returning to Mirecourt in 1948 to establish his own workshop, where he remained active through the 1970s. Bows from the first decade of his independent work are especially prized for their refined, squarish heads, Ouchard-influenced frogs, and Hill-style underslides, while later work tends to be heavier; like Ouchard, Lapierre often branded his bows on both sides of the stick.

Stamp: *La Pierre

Shape: Octagonal 

Wood: Pernambuco 

Mounting: Silver Full Mount

Weight: 69g

Certification: Reuning&Son

SKU: PB2001-AM

Level: Professional