Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Lafleur

Paris · 1812 to 1874

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

Minted in place of an earlier record under this name, retired because the page prints separate entries it had joined as one person: Lafleur; Lafleur

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 140.
LAFLEUR (Joseph-René) — Paris 1812-1874. Born in Paris. Son and successor of the one above. Very talented bow maker whose finished work has sometimes been equal to that of Tourte junior.
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 258, scan 282.
LAFLEUR, Joseph René, son of Jacques. 1812-74. Excellent bow-maker.
  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
  • May be the same person as Lafleur

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 2 more Lafleur pages under L.

Same town, same time

230 other Paris makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:

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