MAKING
VIOLIN AND
VIOLA DESIGN
Models inspired by 18th-century
Cremonese and venitianmakers, including
Carlo Bergonzi and Piero Gobetti
VIOLA DESIGN
Models inspired by 18th-century
Cremonese and venitianmakers, including
Carlo Bergonzi and Piero Gobetti
VIOLIN, VIOLA AND
CELLO BOWS
Chiefly inspired by French bowmakers
Nicolas Maire, Joseph Fonclause
and Pierre Marie Persoit,
and English makers John Dodd
and Louis Parnormo.
CELLO BOWS
Chiefly inspired by French bowmakers
Nicolas Maire, Joseph Fonclause
and Pierre Marie Persoit,
and English makers John Dodd
and Louis Parnormo.
SOUND AND
COMFORT
Two primary goals guide
André Lavoye’s designs of
bows and instruments:
performance and comfort.
COMFORT
Two primary goals guide
André Lavoye’s designs of
bows and instruments:
performance and comfort.
WORKBENCH
From design through to final setup, André Lavoye’s primary focus is the result in sound. Beyond this fundamental concern, esthetic choices direct the way he works the patina of his instruments. On bows, the patina of frog and button is desirable, to improve comfort.
