Sergio A. Chanquía

After graduating as a Luthier in Bilbao, Spain in 2011 and moving to France, Sergio A. Chanquía started an apprenticeship as Bowmaker in the Atelier S. Raffin in Paris. After 4 years of involvement in their work of Restoration & Manufacturing, he became Chef d’Atelier until the end of his collaboration with S. Raffin. In his final years at Raffin, Chanquía’s activity at the famous workshop was almost exclusively in the manufacture of new bows. In 2020 he decided to open his own Atelier, SACh Archetier, where he manufactures bows in the traditional French way, with a personal touch.

 

NOTE: Unfortunately, two of Chanquía’s cello bows are missing in transit. We hope his bows arrive safely, whether to LA Violin Shop or back to his Atelier outside Paris. We still honor him as a participant even though we don’t have his work in LA.

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