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Gustave Bazin
18070

Gustave Bazin was a member of the famous Bazin bow making family. He worked with important violin makers such as Emile Laurent and Collin-Mezin before returning to Mirecourt making instruments in the Parisian style.

Gustav August Ficker
18990

The Gustav August Ficker instruments were made for William Lewis & Sons of Chicago, one of the largest and most important violin shops in the U.S.  They opened in the 1890’s and continued for almost a century. The Ficker violins, violas and cellos were always of the highest quality and always in demand.

Fine Old French *SOLD*
6670

This is an exceptionally nice old French violin with superb tonal qualities.

M. Willibald Schmidt
21138

Max Willibald Schmidt was born and trained in Markneukirchen but came to America in 1913 during the great migration. He established his shop in San Francisco where he worked for a number of years before moving to Seattle.

Ernst Heinrich Roth
22644

For the past 100 years, the firm of Ernst Heinrich Roth has made excellent quality string instruments first in Markneukirchen and after the late 1940's in Bubenreuth. This violin is a fine example of their more recent work.

Ernst Heinrich Roth Workshop *SOLD*
21228

This violin bears the Ernst Heinrich Roth brand internally and is labeled: Made in Germany

D.Soriot *SOLD*
15545

The D.Soriot violins were crafted in the workshop founded by Marc Laberte, one of the most important in Mirecourt. Laberte collected instruments by the great classical Italian makers and strove to reproduce their qualities.

The JTL (Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy) Workshop *SOLD*
23068

The Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (JTL) workshop produced fine string instruments for several decades. Starting in he mid 19th. century. This violin is an unusually nice example of their work.

Branded Breton *SOLD*
23647

This is a beautifully made violin from one of the best Mirecourt workshops.

H. Emile Blondelet
21946

Blondelet began his career with the Thibouville-Lamy firm at age 15. He became a highly regarded maker and was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1923. The tone is warm,full and rich.

Oscar Meinel
24122

Made in the Ernst Heinrich Roth workshop in Markneukirchen.

Willi Götz *SOLD*
12089

Willi Götz trained in Berlin with Otto Möckel and Ludwig Neuner and Georg Piegendorfer in Augsburg before settling in Markneukirchen in 1903.

Frantisek X. Drozen
21818

Drozen began his career in Prague working with J.B.Vavra and B.Lantner before moving to Turnov in 1925. His violins became popular with professionals and soloists, both in Czechoslovakia and around the world. In fact, one of his violins was used by the great violinist Jan Kubelik.

Paulus Horvath
14935

Horvath is an interesting young maker who has had success in various international competitions. This violin has a brilliant, responsive tone.

Fine old French
2291

In the late 19th. And early twentieth centuries, there were a number of excellent workshops in Mirecourt. This violin probably dates from the early twentieth century.