archetier
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French archetier.
Noun
archetier (plural archetiers)
- (lutherie) One who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family.
- 1965, Music Journal - Volume 23, page 45:
- Yielding inexpensive means whereby his preternatural gifts could be awakened, puncheon strips were later put aside for that most desirable of all bow woods—pernambuco. It was about 1775 that fate ordained young Tourte to see what other archetiers had done, and then proceed to do it better.
- 1999, Robin Stowell, The Cambridge Companion to the Cello, →ISBN, page 28:
- Nowadays, the craft of the 'archetier', or bow maker, is entirely separated from that of the 'luthier', or instrument maker.
- 2015, Michael J. Pagliaro, The String Instrument Owner's Handbook, →ISBN, page 23:
- The following are photographs of a few of the many ancient bows made by the contemporary master archetier Eitan Hoffer who operates a shop in Israel.
Synonyms
- (One who makes bows): bow maker
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French
Etymology
Noun
archetier m (plural archetiers)
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Further reading
- “archetier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.