François Nicolas Voirin

Biography

François Nicolas Voirin was a Parisian bow maker whose work is documented through multiple silver-mounted examples bearing his stamp 'F.N. Voirin à Paris' on the handle [1][2][3][4][5][6]. His bows consistently feature round sticks with ebony frogs mounted with pearl eyes and silver bands, representing the refined Parisian bow-making tradition of the 19th century. The weight range of his documented violin bows spans 54–58.5 grams [1][2][3][6], with at least one cello bow recorded at 77.5 grams [5]. One example passed through the Rosenberg collection [4], indicating recognition among serious collectors. The presence of a 'later adjuster' on one specimen [5] suggests either replacement during the instrument's service life or variation in Voirin's own production practices.

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Instruments

We track 6 instrument(s) attributed to François Nicolas Voirin in our database.