Pierre Vidoudez
Bow maker / Violin maker
(1907 – 1994)
Pierre Vidoudez was the son and successor of Alfred Vidoudez. He graduated from business school in Geneva before attending the Mittenwald School of Violin Making. He subsequently worked for Boulangeot in Lyons and returned briefly to Geneva before studying repair and restoration with Caressa in Paris. In 1952, he was elected President of the Swiss Violin Makers Group. He co-authored Un Violoncelle de Stradivarius (Geneva, 1940) with Alfred and was the sole author of Georges Chanot (Geneva, 1974) and Quelques considerations sur l'archet et les archetiers Français (Geneva, 1958). He produced very fine copies of classical Cremonese models with good golden-orange varnish and fine bows based on Tourte and Peccatte patterns. Pierre Vidouez / Maître Luthier à Genève P. V. / l'an 19.. No. Pierre Vidouez / Luthier du Conservatoire / Genève l'an 19.. No.
Price History
- The auction record for this maker is $13,200 in Nov 2012, for a violin.
- 25 auction price results.
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