Drawing upon his experience and expertise, Benoît Rolland only replicates historic French bows. Reproducing entirely a bow is a rare occurrence at the Studio, but for the purpose of complex restorations, Rolland applies his familiarity with historical styles to recreate a part in a bow, substituting for deteriorated or too fragile parts.

Benoît Rolland undertakes the challenge of each replication as an opportunity to learn from the historical masters, always with a profound respect for the integrity of their creations. Full replicas are accompanied by a certificate, and are clearly imprinted with the Benoît Rolland mark on the stick, under the frog.

He accepts some commissions from professional musicians who play with a rare bow. They sometimes require a replication of their bow which would not only recreates its lines but also its playability and tonal qualities.

Mr. Rolland keeps the original bow for two weeks to two months at the studio in order to analyze its characteristics; he is often able to find woods of great likeness in his collection of ancient pernambuco wood and ebony.

Once he selected the suitable wood, Benoît may reproduce the tools that were originally used to chisel certain parts of the bow (the eyes and rings, for instance). In any case, Mr. Rolland has never, so far, made more than one replication of an original bow.