Lille · about 1840
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 145.
LAPAIX — Lille circa 1840. This maker has made many oval shaped violins, scarcely showing the corners. They are in little demand. No 273.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
8 other Lille makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1840 to 1855 Lapaix, J. A.
- 1840 to 1855 Lapaix, J. A. Lille (Nord, France)
- 1842 to 1902 Hel, Pierre Joseph
- 1855 Lapaix, Lille
- 1865 Pouille, Joseph
- born 1884 Hel, Pierre-Jean-Henri