SIEGFRIED FINKEL viola bow, silver mounted, Brienz, Switzerland, 70 grams

Siegfried Finkel (1927-2010) studied with and worked for his father-in-law, Paul Weidhaas in Germany before emigrating to Brienz, Switzerland and establishing his own workshop in 1952.

There he trained his son Johannes Siegfried Finkel (b. 1947), who succeeded him in 1984 and trained the fourth generation of family bowmakers. Finkel has employed numerous makers of international repute and remained a pillar of the industry until his death in 2010, and is recognized for decades of the finest craftsmanship.