Maurice Bouette

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Maurice Bouette studied under William Luff in Ealing, west London. He succeeded Luff as the tutor at the Ealing and Northwood violin making classes in 1962. In 1964, he established a shop in Hanwell, where he made and repaired instruments, moving to Northwood by 1967. His most significant contribution to the craft of violin making was founding the Newark School of Violin Making in 1972. With assistance ...Read More from Wilfred Saunders and Glen Collins, it became one of the world's leading schools of lutherie and continues to maintain a high reputation, with former students winning international prizes and achieving the highest levels in their profession globally. He retired as Director of the school in 1982 but continued to operate his wood dealership. A modest and patient individual, his commitment to his students and his role as a teacher left him little time to create new instruments. His first instrument was a viola made for his wife, Mary. He later crafted a viola for Lionel Tertis, a quartet in 1965, and a viola d'amore for Montague Cleeve in 1972. His son, Martin, trained at the Mittenwald School and subsequently dedicated his career to J. & A. Beare of London, where he became a leading maker and restorer. Read Less

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