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Tourte2 (tʊət, ‖ turt) The name of the French violin-bow maker François Tourte (1747–1835), who perfected the modern bow, used attrib. and absol. to designate bows made according to his model.
1889Grove Dict. Mus. IV. 155 The Tourte bow greatly facilitated the new development of violin music. Ibid. 156 A very fine Tourte has been recently sold for {pstlg}30. 1896H. Saint-George Bow vi. 51 What a marvellous thing a fine Tourte is! What a revelation the first time a player handles one! 1908Sears, Roebuck Catal. 233/2 This [professional violin] outfit includes:..One Tourte model bow, full German silver trimmings and best quality Brazil wood stick. 1950Musical Q. Jan. 16 French and Italian bows shown in early 18-century sources seem lighter in construction than the Tourte bows. 1980Early Music Apr. 200/1 Illus. 1c shows a genuine Tourte bow and 1d an English bow stamped forster..one of the types of so-called ‘transitional’ bows in vogue about 1775, some ten years before the invention of the Tourte. |