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Jean-Claude Ouchard Violin Bow, Mirecourt, France 1980

Available here is a mint condition time capsule silver mounted pernambuco violin bow from 1980 by Jean-Claude Ouchard. At 60.5 grams, it handles with a smooth and stable feeling, with a combined beauty of sound that is both noble and powerful, coupled with great focus. Unlike his father EA Ouchard, his work is quite rare and it is worth a serious look for musicians and collectors alike.

About:

Jean-Claude Ouchard is the second son of famed 20th century bowmaker Emile Auguste Ouchard, and brother of Bernard Ouchard, and was a well traveled artisan.

In 1949, he started his apprenticeship with Louis Bazin and then continued in his uncle's workshop, François Lotte. In 1954, he joined his father in the workshop of Jacques Français in New York city. Then in 1958, he came back to Mirecourt to join Marcel Lapierre in his workshop. From 1959 to 1968, he joined Max Möller's workshop in Amsterdam where he specialized in bow restoration. He then went back to France to join the Carmaux workshop, where he was responsible for training bow makers.

In 1978, he settled back in Mirecourt, where he ran his own workshop. Then in 1989, he joined Cablé's a local business man, for whom he produced bows for until he retired in 1993.

Jean-Claude Ouchard Violin Bow, Mirecourt, France 1980

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