An American expert wrote about Rolland Bows: "They are a fine investment and can be considered the eventual equals of Peccattes' and Tourtes."

With more than 1, 200 pernambuco bows made and sold, Benoît Rolland proved the regularity of his production in quality and number. He works alone and creates each bow himself.

The musicality, playability and aesthetics achieved now place the Rolland bows at the highest level. He is widely recognised as the new Master of the French tradition of bow making. After more than 37 years of use around the world, no Rolland bow has lost its original quality. Musicians conduct comparative blind tests in symphony halls, and find that Rolland bows consistently match, and sometimes surpass the quality of historical bows. Over the past three decades, many of the major soloists chose to play his bows on stage.
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Collectors from various countries understand the investment value of a Rolland bow. Signs of investors’ interest in Rolland bows are an editorial in the Wall Street Journal, and increasing results in auctions houses that now regularly feature him in their catalogs (Sotheby’s in London, among the Menuhin collection in the 1999; Skinner in Boston; Tarisio, Boston & London).

In March 2009, Sothesby’s London auctioned 4 Rolland bows as part of the estate of a collector; the gold mounted violin bow made by Benoit in 1987 broke a record: for the first time on the international auction market history, a modern bow was reaching a higher value than a Sartory and a FN Voirin.

Besides Benoît Rolland’s personal collection, one Californian collection already gathers one bow of each period marking an evolution in Rolland’s style.

BENOÎT ROLLAND® is a Registered Trademark in the Principal Register of the United States of America.

The market value of Rolland bows steadily increased over the past 37 years to now reach the highest range of retail prices for a living bowmaker. About 60% of the early bows made by Benoît Rolland have already changed hands at a profit.

Every Rolland bow is signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. The mark is branded on the stick.

If you are considering purchasing a Rolland bow from a third party, please be aware that inauthentic copies bearing unauthorized stamps of the Rolland name or mark are in circulation and sometimes appear on the web. Please contact us if you have any doubt regarding the authenticity of a Rolland bow.

Benoît Rolland continues to expand his knowledge through constant research, producing a growing oeuvre of excellence.