Marcel Charles Lapierre (b. 1907 -d.1979) was French
bow maker
A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores ancient or modern bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc.
The French word for bowmaker (bow make ...
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Archetier
A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores ancient or modern bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc.
The French word for bowmaker (bow maker) is ...
who has been described as a "Maker of very fine bows much sought after by soloists."
Born 1907 in Mirecourt, served his apprenticeship in Jérôme Thibouville Lamy from 1921 to 1923. After his apprenticeship he joined Brouiller & Lotte's workshop.
From 1931 to 1936 he worked with
Francois Lotte, before joining
Louis Bazin and
Louis Morizot.
In 1946 he came to Genève and joined the Pierre Vidousez's workshop.
In 1948 he returned to Mirecourt to start his own workshop first at rue Vuillaume and then rue Gambetta.
References
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* Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers -
Rene Vannes 1951,1972, 1985 (vol.3)
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Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers
The ''Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers'' is a widely cited reference work providing information on approximately 9,000 violin makers. The work is based on the extensive notes of violinist and composer William Henley (1874-1957). Henley ...
- William Henley 1970
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1907 births
1979 deaths
Bow makers
Luthiers from Mirecourt