{"id":38181,"date":"2023-09-23T12:10:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=38181"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:48:55","slug":"a-lavoye-s-e","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/product\/a-lavoye-s-e\/","title":{"rendered":"A. Lavoye, S\/E"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Maker:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A native of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada, Andre Lavoye developed an early fascination in science and studied aeronautics before embarking on a luthier career in 1986 in Montreal. Beginning in 1988, he trained in the Paris workshop of Serge and Frederic Boyer using a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. In Paris, he met Jean-Francois Raffin with whom he further studied the art of bow making in the early 1990\u2019s. He continued as a luthier in various Parisian workshops including Jerome Dariel. After Paris, Lavoye honed his skills in Hong Kong and Brussels. In 1994, Lavoye returned to Montreal and served as a luthier and archetier for Wilder &amp; Davis Luthiers before opening his own workshop in 1999. For the past 30 years, he has mentored bowmakers in Montreal, Brazil, and Cuba. Lavoye\u2019s caring gift to the musicians of today is extraordinary bows that do the job well and are comfortable to play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sound &amp; Feel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bow draws a plump, sturdy, and superbly confident sound brimming with color and radiance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stick: Pernambuco, Round<\/p>\n<p>Frog: Ebony, Silver mounted with Parisian eye<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Weight: 60.5 g<\/p>\n<p>Length: 74.2 cm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[99,35],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-38181","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-violin-bows-5001-10000","product_cat-violin-bows","entry","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A. Lavoye, S\/E | Claire Givens Violins, Inc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A. Lavoye, S\/E | Claire Givens Violins, Inc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Maker:  A native of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada, Andre Lavoye developed an early fascination in science and studied aeronautics before embarking on a luthier career in 1986 in Montreal. Beginning in 1988, he trained in the Paris workshop of Serge and Frederic Boyer using a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. In Paris, he met Jean-Francois Raffin with whom he further studied the art of bow making in the early 1990\u2019s. He continued as a luthier in various Parisian workshops including Jerome Dariel. After Paris, Lavoye honed his skills in Hong Kong and Brussels. In 1994, Lavoye returned to Montreal and served as a luthier and archetier for Wilder &amp; Davis Luthiers before opening his own workshop in 1999. For the past 30 years, he has mentored bowmakers in Montreal, Brazil, and Cuba. Lavoye\u2019s caring gift to the musicians of today is extraordinary bows that do the job well and are comfortable to play.  Sound &amp; Feel:  The bow draws a plump, sturdy, and superbly confident sound brimming with color and radiance.  Materials:  Stick: Pernambuco, Round  Frog: Ebony, Silver mounted with Parisian eye  Specs:  Weight: 60.5 g  Length: 74.2 cm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Claire Givens Violins, Inc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-25T16:48:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VB4915.tip_.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2322\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e\",\"name\":\"A. Lavoye, S\\\/E | Claire Givens Violins, Inc\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/VB4915.tip_.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-23T17:10:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-25T16:48:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/VB4915.tip_.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/VB4915.tip_.jpg\",\"width\":2322,\"height\":627},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sample Page\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/sample-page\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"A. Lavoye, S\\\/E\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Claire Givens Violins, Inc\",\"description\":\"Dealers, Makers &amp; Restorers of Fine Violins, Violas, Cellos &amp; Bows\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.givensviolins.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A. Lavoye, S\/E | Claire Givens Violins, Inc","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A. Lavoye, S\/E | Claire Givens Violins, Inc","og_description":"The Maker:  A native of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada, Andre Lavoye developed an early fascination in science and studied aeronautics before embarking on a luthier career in 1986 in Montreal. Beginning in 1988, he trained in the Paris workshop of Serge and Frederic Boyer using a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. In Paris, he met Jean-Francois Raffin with whom he further studied the art of bow making in the early 1990\u2019s. He continued as a luthier in various Parisian workshops including Jerome Dariel. After Paris, Lavoye honed his skills in Hong Kong and Brussels. In 1994, Lavoye returned to Montreal and served as a luthier and archetier for Wilder &amp; Davis Luthiers before opening his own workshop in 1999. For the past 30 years, he has mentored bowmakers in Montreal, Brazil, and Cuba. Lavoye\u2019s caring gift to the musicians of today is extraordinary bows that do the job well and are comfortable to play.  Sound &amp; Feel:  The bow draws a plump, sturdy, and superbly confident sound brimming with color and radiance.  Materials:  Stick: Pernambuco, Round  Frog: Ebony, Silver mounted with Parisian eye  Specs:  Weight: 60.5 g  Length: 74.2 cm","og_url":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e","og_site_name":"Claire Givens Violins, Inc","article_modified_time":"2026-06-25T16:48:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2322,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VB4915.tip_.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e","url":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e","name":"A. Lavoye, S\/E | Claire Givens Violins, Inc","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VB4915.tip_.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-23T17:10:35+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-25T16:48:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VB4915.tip_.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VB4915.tip_.jpg","width":2322,"height":627},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?product=a-lavoye-s-e#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sample Page","item":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/sample-page\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"A. Lavoye, S\/E"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/","name":"Claire Givens Violins, Inc","description":"Dealers, Makers &amp; Restorers of Fine Violins, Violas, Cellos &amp; Bows","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/38181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=38181"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=38181"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givensviolins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=38181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}