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

Lapaix, J. A.

Lille · from 1840 to 1855

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 55, scan 63.
Lapaix, J. A. A maker in Lille (Nord, France), who from 1840 to 1855 made various attempts to improve upon the usual violin pattern. The …
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 55, scan 65. Held as more than one scan.
Lapaix, J. A. A maker in Lille (Nord, France), who from 1840 to 1855 made various attempts to improve upon the usual violin pattern. The …
  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and nobody has judged yet whether they mean the same person.

Labels the books quote

  • "Fait par Lapaix luthier à Lille en 1843, Breveté." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Fait par Lapaix luthier à Lille en 1843, Breveté." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

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:

All Lille makers