Louis Joseph Morizot (père), Mirecourt, asi 1925

Octagonal stick made of pernambuco, later tip, original winding. Ebony frog with Parisian eye, silver fittings, the frog’s back edge is rounded, screw intact. Weight: 62 g. On the left side of the tip, a repair is visible. The tip was likely broken during hair replacement. This damage does not affect playability or the bow’s lifespan. However, the price has been reduced accordingly.

Stamped on the stick J. LAMY – PARIS. The bow comes with a certificate from French experts Rafin-LeCanu-Bigot.

Louis Joseph Morizot and his sons are among the most important French bow makers of the 20th century. Morizot père (father) and Morizot frères (brothers) founded one of the most successful workshops in Mirecourt.

Louis Joseph Morizot was born in 1874 in Darney. He was the second bow maker in his family; the first was his grandfather Guillaume Maline (1792–1859). He trained with Eugène Cuniot-Hury (1861–1912) and Charles Nicolas Bazin (1847–1915), the best bow maker in Mirecourt. However, he was most influenced by Eugène Sartory (1871–1946), for whom he worked from 1914 to 1919. Afterwards, he opened his own workshop. Louis won the Grand Prix at the exhibition of the best works of France in 1924 and a gold medal in 1927. He trained five of his six sons; none of them ever worked elsewhere. Their close family partnership was the foundation of the success of “Louis Morizot et ses Fils,” and the firm soon supplied bows to all violin makers in Mirecourt and many renowned workshops throughout France.

In 1937, the brothers took over the family firm under the name “Morizot frères.” The quality of Morizot bows remained consistent, and it is impossible to distinguish the father’s work from that of his sons. After World War II, the Morizots experienced decades of tremendous productivity and commercial success.

Following the father’s death in 1957, the firm began to decline. Over the next few decades, the brothers passed away, the last in 1978.