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dictionary of violin makers, 1928
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1His work is much esteemed. The models he followed are those of Stradivarius, Guarnerius and Amati, the latter, only exceptionally. His woods are beautiful and the varnish, always red, varying from orange red to cherry, is very oily, thick, and of a tender composition, which comes off easily. He applied it either uniformly or in graded thicknesses.
3LOUIS (F.) — Dijon towards 1820. Good medium class make.
5LOUVET (Pierre) — Paris circa 1760. Maker of harps which are sought after by collectors. He has left a number of very finished violins and quintoles. Yellow brown varnish. No 303.
7LOUVET (Jean) — Paris circa 1770. Probably a relative of the one above. Same remarks.
9LUBANS (Charles) — Dunkirk 1850. Common work, yellow varnish.
11ULLIER (Charles) — Douai 1850. Guitars.
13LUPOT — Mirecourt end of XVIIth century. Ordinary work.
15LUPOT (Laurent) — Mirecourt. Son of one above. Current workmanship.
17LUPOT (François) — Son of Laurent. Born at Plombières, in 1725, was established at Stuttgart in 1758 and later at Orléans from 1770 till 1794. Died in Paris in 1804. Stradivarius model, yellow-brown varnish. Very sound work. Nos 41-42.
19LUPOT (Nicolas) — Paris 1758-1824. Son of François Lupot, he was born at Stuttgart. A great and sincere artist to whom must be given the « place d'honneur » in the French School. After having worked at Orléans, rue d'Illiers, where he made instruments even then denoting the highest qualities, in 1798 he established himself in Paris, rue de Grammont, removing to rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs in 1806, where his most deserved reputation procured him a good clientèle and the title of Luthier of the Royal School for Music in 1816. With a few exceptions, he followed the beautiful Stradivarius model, carrying out the construction of his
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