An exclusive qnd rare superb gold mounted picture violin bow by Victor Bernard, a multiple VSA gold medal and Hors Concours recipient. This special project between Bay Fine Strings and Victor includes a microphoto installed in the eye of the frog of the Atomium in Brussels, a sculpture made for the world fair in the 1950s.
60 grams with an ample, warm, focused tone, with a blooming quality.
About:
Victor BERNARD was born in 1985 near Paris, France.
Passionate about bow making, Victor graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making. Afterwards he worked in Brussels under Pierre Guillaume’s expertise in bow making and restoration where he was able to develop his taste for antique bows.
Victor gathered further work experience with renowned bowmakers in Europe.
In 2014, he joined the Atelier Flagey in Brussels and worked alongside violinmaker Joanne Van Bosterhaut.
Victor is a founding member of Ekho, an association created for the promotion of contemporary violin and bow making through exhibitions.
He regularly takes part in international bow making exhibitions, Belgium, France, Germany, England, Ireland, United States, Japan, etc.
He has won First Prize in bow making at Viola's Paris 2019, two Gold Medals and seven Certificates of Merit at the Violin Society of America, and one Gold Medal, two Silver, and one Bronze at the Mittenwald International Bow making Competition in Germany. Victor's bows are in demand worldwide.
AWARDS
2024 Distinction Hors Concours Violin Society of America
-VSA Violin Society of America (2024)
4 Gold medal Sweep
-Violin
-Viola
-Cello
-Bass
-VSA Violin Society of America (2022)
Gold Medal - violin bow
Certificate of Merit - viola bow
Certificate of Merit - cello bow
-Viola's Competition in Paris (2019)
First Prize for Viola Bow
-VSA Violin Society of America (2018)
Certificate of merit - violin bow
Certificate of Merit - viola bow
Certificate of Merit - cello bow
Gold Medal - double bass bow
-VSA Violin Society of America (2016) Certificate of Merit - violin bow
Viola’s 2016 | Coup de Coeur from de Geneviève Strosser
-VSA Violin Society of America (2014) | Certificate of Merit – violin bow
-International Bow making Competition Mittenwald, Germany (2014) | Gold Medal – viola bow; Bronze medal – cello bow
Violoncelle en Seine, Paris (2012) | Finalist Certificate
Victor BERNARD was born in 1985 near Paris, France.
Passionate about bow making, Victor graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making. Afterwards he worked in Brussels under Pierre Guillaume’s expertise in bow making and restoration where he was able to develop his taste for antique bows.
Victor gathered further work experience with renowned bowmakers in Europe.
In 2014, he joined the Atelier Flagey in Brussels and worked alongside violinmaker Joanne Van Bosterhaut.
Victor is a founding member of Ekho, an association created for the promotion of contemporary violin and bow making through exhibitions.
He regularly takes part in international bow making exhibitions, Belgium, France, Germany, England, Ireland, United States, Japan, etc.
To date, Victor has won First Prize in bow making at Viola's Paris in 2019, Hors Concours Distinction, six Gold Medals, and seven Certificates of Merit at the Violin Society of America, including the first ever sweep in 2024, and one Gold Medal, two Silver, and one Bronze at the Mittenwald International Bow making Competition in Germany. Victor's bows are in high demand worldwide.
