Nicolas Lupot (1758-1824) Although born in Stuttgart, Germany, Nicolas Lupot rose to become one of France’s most celebrated luthiers. Lupot’s family had roots in the violin-making center of Mirecourt, and at the time of his birth, his father, François Lupot, was serving as the court lute and violin maker to the Duke of Württemburg. After …
Joseph Arthur Vigneron (père) was born in Mirecourt and apprenticed under his stepfather, archetier Claude Nicolas Husson. Vignernon’s training emphasized the local school of bow-making, particularly Charles Nicolas Bazin’s model. After Husson’s death in 1872, Vigneron started working in Jean-Joseph Martin’s workshop, and in 1880, Vigneron accepted a position in Gand & Bernardel’s Paris atelier. …
André Vigneron (fils) studied bow-making under his father, Joseph Arthur Vigneron (père). He eventually rose to become an assistant in Vigneron père’s Paris atelier and collaborated with his father and violinist Lucien Capet on the “Modèle Lucien Capet” bow. After Vigneron père’s death in 1905, Vigneron fils took over the family workshop. His early bows …
Claude Auguste Thomassin, born in Mirecourt, France, grew up amidst a family of saddle, bow and violin makers and ultimately developed into one of the most highly acclaimed bow makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He apprenticed as a bow maker in the workshop of Charles Nicolas Bazin, whose reputation was highly …
