This distinctive bow, a notable example of Emile Francois Ouchard’s craftsmanship from around 1910 was made and stamped for the French violin maker Paul Kaul's shop. It effectively illustrates his style during his leadership at the Cuniot-Hury workshop and prior to founding the family atelier in 1923. Crafted from highly elastic and resilient pernambuco of fine tight grain with sparse aesthetic knots of transluscent figurations, it features silver and ebony mounts, silver lapping, and a water monitor leather thumb grip. Weighing 59.5 grams, it is round and perfectly balanced. The bow is in near mint condition. It exemplifies string adhesion from frog to tip with a robistly warm and colorful core, and performance qualities that has suppleness along with a sprightly balanced quickness off the string. A Cabinet JF Raffin Certificate is included with this bow.
About Émile François Ouchard (Pére) 1872-1951 
Émile began his training under Eugene Cuniot-Hury at 14 years old and took over the workshop after Cuniot-Hury’s death in 1910, partnering with his widow. He wed Josephine Collin in 1896 and welcomed a son, Émile August Ouchard, in 1900, who became a prominent bow maker of the 20th century. Emile Francois’ son joined him at 13, working alongside him for nearly 27 years, initially at Cuniot-Hury's workshop and later at Emile Francois Ouchard’s independent Mirecourt workshop, which had up to fifteen bow makers by 1936. He managed his workshop until his passing in 1951, except for the years 1937-1940 when Emile August Ouchard (Fils) took charge before establishing his own workshop in Paris. Emile Francois’ skill, organizational methods, and meticulous attention to detail greatly influenced bowmaking practices.