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The Corrette Legacy: Master-Crafted Baroque Bows by Andrew Dipper

Inspired by the 18th-century treatises of Michel Corrette, these baroque bows represent the pivotal transition where French elegance met Italian virtuosity. Historically favored for their snakewood (Brosimum guianense) construction, these bows evolved to a 68cm length to accommodate the poetic metrical structures of the High Baroque. Andrew Dipper’s modern reconstructions faithfully replicate the iconic "swan-bill" head and the unique cambered hair ribbon, a design that offers a nuanced articulation far superior to the flat ribbon of modern bows. Weighing between 52g–54g and featuring a screw-adjustable frog made from durable amourette or dense tropical hardwoods, these bows are engineered to enhance the rhetorical expression and technical precision required for authentic period performance.