François Peccatte (10 March 1821 in

Mirecourt Mirecourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vosges (French department), Vosges Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Mirecourt is known for lace-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, particula ...

– 30 October 1855 in

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) was a very talented

archetier A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores antique or modern Bow (music), bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc. The French word for bowmaker (b ...

. He is said to have been destined for greatness, but died at the age of 34 before reaching the height of his craft. He was the brother of

Dominique Peccatte Dominique Peccatte (15 July 1810 – 13 January 1874) was a French luthier and above all a renowned bow maker. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and later worked with Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. He is notable for adapting the "hatchet-shaped" typ ...

and father to Charles Peccatte. Peccatte went to Paris for a short period early in his working life, then returned to

and opened a shop in 1842, employing several workers to assist in his commercial production. François had some association with his brother Dominique, presumably during his stay in

and again when Dominique returned to

. "Indeed, much of François’ best work shows the strong influence of Dominique". "François Peccatte, was also a fine bow maker who worked in Mirecourt. He returned to Paris not long before his premature death." Gennady Filimonov
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References

* * * * * Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers - Rene Vannes 1951,1972, 1985 (vol.3) *

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- William Henley 1970 {{DEFAULTSORT:Peccatte, Francois 1821 births 1855 deaths Luthiers from Mirecourt Bow makers 19th-century French people