{"id":47695,"date":"2023-07-18T12:31:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.europeanviolins.eu\/?product=victor-fetique-violin-bow"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:46:37","slug":"victor-fetique-violin-bow","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/staging.europeanviolins.eu\/nl\/product\/victor-fetique-violin-bow\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor F\u00e9tique violin bow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor F\u00e9tique violin bow,<\/strong> certified by P. Guillaume.<\/h4>\n

A very beautiful Victor F\u00e9tique violin bow, silver mounted, in great condition.\u00a0<\/span>
It was made circa 1925 (his very good period), and is one if his best works.
The round stick is made from reddish brown pernambuco of superior choice, it produces a full and powerfull sound.
This F\u00e9tique violin bow has an excellent balance and handling.
A well crafted strong stick,straight, with an elegant shaped head.
The frog is made of the finest ebony.
The total length of the stick is around 74 cm, weight : 60.5 grams
This\u00a0Victor Fran\u00e7ois F\u00e9tique violin bow is ready to play, with new winding and exclusive leather grip.
Good condition.<\/p>\n

Certificate :\u00a0Pierre Guillaume, Maison Bernard, Brussels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are<\/strong>\u00a0Victor F\u00e9tique violin bows good bows ?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Yes,<\/strong> Victor F\u00e9tique was\u00a0a respected and well-known French bow maker.
His bows\u00a0are consistently very good and sometimes outstanding.
<\/span><\/span>Victor F\u00e9tique bows are also known for their strenght : they mostly have good strong pernabuco sticks and they
produce a big and full violin tone !
His bows are never to light and always well balanced.<\/p>\n

Victor F\u00e9tique bows are very sought-after by collectors and musicians alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under which bow makers Victor F\u00e9tique complete his apprenticeship?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Victor F\u00e9tique served his apprenticeship under J.B Husson, Fournier-Maline,\u00a0 E. Miguel before starting
a job with Charles Bazin and later he started working with Caressa et Francais.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Victor Fran\u00e7ois F\u00e9tique<\/strong>\u00a0(Mirecourt\u00a01872 \u2013 1933) was a prominent French\u00a0archetier\u00a0(bowmaker) from a family of bowmakers.<\/p>\n

Victor, son of Charles-Claude F\u00e9tique a violin maker. He learned his craft in\u00a0Mirecourt\u00a0with J. B. Husson, Sigisbert Fourrier Maline and \u00c9mile Miquel.[<\/sup>Later he went on to work for\u00a0Charles Nicolas Bazin\u00a0II, before joining\u00a0Caressa et Fran\u00e7ais\u00a0in 1901. He established his own shop in 1913 at 72 rue Myrha in\u00a0Paris\u00a0(8th arrondissement).[5]<\/sup>\u00a0Other than his son,\u00a0Marcel Gaston F\u00e9tique, and his brother\u00a0Jules F\u00e9tique,\u00a0Claude Thomassin, Auguste Toussain, Claude R\u00e9my,\u00a0Louis Morizot, Paul Weidhaas and\u00a0Andre Richaume\u00a0worked for him.\u00a0Andre Vigneron\u00a0(fils) was also known to have made bows for Victor Fetique.<\/p>\n

Signed his bows “Vtor F\u00e9tique.” His bows are patterned after those of\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Nicolas Voirin, though less distinct.<\/p>\n

Victor F\u00e9tique and his workshop made bows for numerous other music houses, including: Collin-Mezin, Granier \u00e0 Marseille, Caressa & Francais, Chanot & Chardon, J.B.L. Corolla (stamped Nadegini), Paul Jombar, Maucotel & Dechamp, Lucien Schmitt, and Alfred Vidoudez in Geneva.<\/p>\n

He was awarded for his personal production the title\u00a0Meilleur Ouvrier de France\u00a0(1st Craftsman of France).<\/p>\n

“Victor’s best bows can be superb playing tools. Some examples which are mounted in G\/T, are quite stunning.”Gennady Filimonov<\/p>\n

“Victor Fetique was capable of producing some very good bows, but the attention of his atelier seemed to focus on quantity, and thus the output is frequently of a more commercial quality.”\u00a0Stefan Hersh<\/p>\n

“It is difficult to define the style of a craftsman who worked for such a short time. As already told, his productions consists mainly of two parts. His personal one is influenced by the two schools who shaped him. In his first period he is influenced by his Maestro\u00a0Charles Nicolas Bazin, later on he will get closer to the Parisian taste of that time: Sartory-Lamy. After the start of his health problems, also the bow quality is affected and has a sharp decrease. Those one made for him, follow his own stylistic shapes but not everybody has the same gifted hands and, as mentioned, the results are not always up to the expectations. In the last period, thanks to the closeness with his nephew\u00a0Andre Richaume, excellent craftsman who will won an award as best “Ouvriers de France”, his quality improves. Andr\u00e8 builds for his uncle beautiful bows, many mounted in tortoise and gold and he devotes his last years of his life to smooth the way for his descendant.”\u00a0[11]<\/sup>\u00a0Paolo Sarri (translated from Italian)<\/p>\n

“Fetique, Victor: Very hard bows. Firm. Dense sound especially when dense wood used. Some (maybe a minority) poor examples from workshop stamped with his name. These can be short grained, for example. Very tense. Like a German bow but far far warmer in sound. Limited flexibility. Detache works well, however. Fascinating bows; probably the hardest French bow to have been made. ‘from Wikipedia).<\/p>\n

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Biography of Victor Fetique – John Dilworth<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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F\u00c9TIQUE, Victor Fran\u00e7ois Born 1872 Mirecourt, died 1933 Paris France. Bow maker. Son of Charles Claude F\u00e9tique. One of the great makers of the classical French tradition. Apprenticed to C. C. Husson, later with S. F. Maline, \u00c9. Miquel, and finally C. N. Bazin. Moved to Paris 1901, to work for Caressa & Fran\u00e7ais, where he was influenced by his fellow employee C. Thomassin. Established independently at 72 rue Myhra 1913. Later assisted there by his brother Jules, above, his nephew A. Richaume, and various Mirecourt outworkers, including A. Toussain, C. Remi, and L. Morizot, whose work was corrected and branded by F\u00e9tique. Title of \u2018Greatest archetier in France\u2019 conferred on him at the Paris Ex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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