{"id":127,"date":"2006-11-30T18:00:12","date_gmt":"2006-12-01T02:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=127"},"modified":"2007-03-04T07:42:05","modified_gmt":"2007-03-04T15:42:05","slug":"and-you-thought-violins-were-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2006\/11\/30\/and-you-thought-violins-were-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"and you thought violins were expensive…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourte Cello Bow Sells for Nearly $200,000 at Auction<\/p>\n

By Matthew Westphal
\nNovember 29, 2006\n<\/p>\n

A “well-known European cellist” has paid $196,000 for an early 19th-century bow made by Fran\u00c3\u00a7ois Xavier Tourte, considered the<\/p>\n

father of the modern-day bow for string instruments.<\/p>\n

The purchase was made last month via Tarisio, an online auction house specializing in musical instruments; the price, according to a report from Gramophone<\/em> Online, is the highest ever paid at auction for a single bow.<\/p>\n

Known as the “ex-Romberg,” the bow was made between 1800 and 1810; its entire ownership history is documented, which adds considerably to its value. According to Gramophone<\/em> Online, Bernard Romberg, a cellist, composer and friend of Beethoven, probably purchased the bow directly from Tourte; later owners include Alfredo Piatti, Robert von Mendelssohn (a cousin of the composer Felix), Max Adler (a cellist who married into the family that owned Sears Roebuck & Co.), and Edmund Kurtz, who died in 2004.<\/p>\n

The bow’s newest owner has chosen to remain anonymous for now, but Jason Price of Tarisio told Gramophone<\/em> that he or she “will make sure it is heard frequently on concert stages around the world.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Tourte Cello Bow Sells for Nearly $200,000 at Auction By Matthew Westphal November 29, 2006 A “well-known European cellist” has paid $196,000 for an early 19th-century bow made by Fran\u00c3\u00a7ois Xavier Tourte, considered the father of the modern-day bow for string instruments. 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