William SALCHOW NY silver cello bow, Rose model | Metzler ViolinsWilliam Salchow was the first American to study the art of bow making in France. In 1959, he received a Fulbright Scholarship and traveled to Mirecourt, the cradle of French bow making, to learn the traditional style of the craft. He studied under Georges Barjonnet and Charles Alfred Bazin, both of whom came from a family of bowmakers. "William Salchow and Barjonnet, Mirecourt France 1959" When he returned to America in 1960, William founded Salchow &