Taconne Patrice, Expert Violinmaker at Bordeaux

Master Stringed Instrument Maker (Maître Luthier)
Top craftsman in France
Expert at the Bordeaux Court of Appeal
Assessor at the Customs Evaluations Conciliation Commission
Member of the Company of Judicial Experts
Expert Appointed for Missions by the Paris County Court
Expert Advisor to the Paris Brigade for the Repression of Crime
Master Stringed Instrument Maker State Diploma from the Ministry of Trade and Craft at the Ministry of Culture
Member of the Group of Stringed Instrument Makers and Bowmakers of France
Member of the European Union of Stringed Instrument Makers and Bowmakers
Member of the National Alliance of Stringed Instrument Makers and Bowmakers
Stringed Instrument Maker by appointment to the National Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra
Stringed Instrument Maker by appointment to the Bordeaux National Conservatory of Music
Diploma with merit awarded by "The Violin Society of America" in Ottawa in 1984
Diploma at the Fourth International Antonio Stradivarius Triennial", Cremona 1985
Award winner and 1st prize winner at Aquitaine Regional Arts 1992
Award winner and Grand Prix at "SPEDIDAM" during the 1st City of Paris International Competition for Stringed Instrument and Bow Making, in 1991.

Patrice Taconné

Born on 12 October 1953 at Mirecourt in the Vosges regions, Taconné served his apprenticeship at the Apparut-Hilaire workshop under the tutelage of Master Jean EULRY at Mirecourt, between 1969 and 1972 where he learned how to make the range of string quartet instruments. In September 1972 he moved to the workshops of Master Frédéric BOYER in Paris to be initiated in the arts of restoration, evaluation and tuning of violins, violas and cellos. In 1975 he entered the workshop of his father Pierre TACONNE, located at 6 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau in Bordeaux, becoming a partner. Since then he has trained around a dozen colleagues, and today spends his time in restoration, tuning and valuation. He is also a creator and maker of violins and violas. He exhibits and exports all over the world (in Europe Japan, China, etc...).

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