Charles Peccatte

Charles Peccatte - (b Mirecourt, 14 Oct 1850; d [Paris], 22 Oct 1918). Son of (2) François Peccatte. He was probably trained by August Lenoble with whom he later had a partnership which lasted until 1881. The early work includes very individual bows which can be described as of the Peccatte school but many of which have heads modelled somewhat after the early type of bow by François Tourte. Charles also made bows for [ J.-B. Vuillaume which closely resemble those made by François Nicolas Voirin F.N. Voirin for Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume Vuillaume. Peccatte won silver medals at the [Antwerp] and [Paris Expositions Universelles] in 1885 and 1889 respectively, and was established on his own at 8 rue de Valois, Paris, by 1885. His work is very uneven in quality, and he seems to have offered a commercial range as well, as there are bows from [Mirecourt] and [Germany] which bear his authentic brand-stamp.

References

• Roda, Joseph (1959). Bows for Musical Instruments. Chicago: W. Lewis. OCLC 906667. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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• Childs, Paul (1996). The Bowmakers of The Peccatte Family. Montrose, NY: Magic Bow. ISBN 0965178803.
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• Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers - Rene Vannes 1951,1972, 1985 (vol.3)
• Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers - William Henley 1970