Dominique Peccatte

Who was Dominique Peccatte?

Dominique Peccatte was an influential French luthier and bow maker. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and later worked with Jean Baptiste Vuillaume.

He is notable for adapting the "hatchet-shaped" type head — a model arrived at by Tourte — and is considered one of the most influential bow makers. His brother François Peccatte and nephew Charles Peccatte were also remarkable bow-makers. Peccatte’s two most well known pupils were Joseph Henry and Pierre Simon. He also purportedly taught François Xavier Bazin.