Dominique Peccatte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French bow maker
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Place of Birth: Mirecourt, Grand Est, France
About Dominique Peccatte
- Dominique Peccatte (1810–1874) was an influential French luthier and bow maker.
- He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and later worked with Jean Baptiste Vuillaume. He is notable for adapting the "hatchet-shaped" type head — a model arrived at by Tourte — and is considered one of the most influential bow makers. His brother François Peccatte and nephew Charles Peccatte were also remarkable bow-makers.
- Peccatte’s two best known pupils were Joseph Henry and Pierre Simon.
- He also purportedly taught François Xavier Bazin.
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