Étienne Pajeot (1791-1849)
Étienne Pajeot earned a place in music history as one of the best bowmakers of the early nineteenth century. The son of Mirecourt archetier Louis Simon Pajeot, he apprenticed in the family workshop. His father died when Pajeot was 13, but Pajeot continued his training, and by 1815, he had started producing bows under his …