Émile Auguste Ouchard violin bow, circa 1952

Celebrated French bow maker Émile Auguste Ouchard was born in Mirecourt in 1900 and died in Paris in 1969. He studied with his father Émile François Ouchard (1872-1951) at the prominent Cuniot-Hury atelier in Mirecourt, which the elder Ouchard had taken over in 1910. In 1922, the Ouchards opened their own shop, which was highly productive for many years. In 1937, Émile Auguste took control of the