Jacob Eury

Who was Jacob Eury?

Jacob Eury born in Mirecourt on 6 April 1765, died 7 October 1848, was a French luthier and bow maker. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt with his father as a violin maker, and later became an archetier / bow maker. According to the Paris census, he was noted having been in Paris as of 1792, where he certainly had some association with François Tourte. Throughout his life he moved many times and seems to have struggled financially. His work however never seems lacking. Top experts, agree that Eury's work is often compared to that of François Tourte.

"Niccolò Paganini's favorite bow was a Jacob Eury which was broken in several places when it fell off the back of his coach on tour. Paganini had brought it to Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume for repairs as they were good friends. He went on to use this bow extensively." - Gennady Filimonov