Whole VIOLIN 4/4 from the workshops Jerome Thibouville Lamy made in Mirecourt early 20th century

4/4 Mirecourt whole violin in perfect state of preservation, ready to be played.

Top table in spicea, sides and maple back.

Work from the beginning of the 20th century, atelier Thibouville Lamy.

Length: 36cm

Provenance: Violin teacher in conservatory.

Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy & Cie, abbreviated "J.T.L.", was a French musical instrument manufacturing company, founded in the mid-19th century.

It was based in Mirecourt, France, was active producing a large number of stringed instruments until the mid-20th century.

The name was adopted around 1867 after Louis Émile Jérôme Thibouville, partner of the instrument manufacturer Husson-Buthod-Thibouville, married Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy, a cousin of his business partners. Upon becoming the owner of the company, he renamed the company using their combined names: Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy.

Thibouville was descended from a line of woodwind and brass instrument makers dating back to the 16th century. However, he was primarily an entrepreneur who was eager to develop a stringed instrument business, and was not himself a luthier or bowmaker. The company grew rapidly, and at its peak it reached annual production rates of over 150,000 instruments by over 1,000 luthiers.

In 1896, Alfred ACOULON joined the firm to take over the production of the instruments. In 1908, Hugues-Emile Blondelet, a luthier from Mirecourt joined as co-director. Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy closed its doors in 1969.