William D Watson (1930 – 2018) was an English
bow maker
A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores ancient or modern bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc.
The French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is ...
. The last pupil of
William Retford, William Watson worked for the firm of
W.E. Hill & Sons from 1945 to 1962. He continued to make exemplary bows after leaving the firm and built a reputation as an authority on the history of British bow making. His bows for Hill are stamped with the number 7. He lived in
Falmouth, Cornwall.
References
Profile at Hill Bows*Bows and Bowmakers - W.C. Retford 1964
*W.E. Hill & Sons (A Tribute)- Richard Sadler 1996
*
1930 births
Bow makers
British luthiers
People from Falmouth, Cornwall
Year of death missing
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