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Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928
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1LARUE (P.-M.) — Paris circa 1770. Ordinary make.
3LAURENT (Emile) — Bordeaux. Born at Mirecourt in 1875. Pupil of his father and of E. Germain. His models are after Stradivarius, Guarnerius, Santo Seraphino and Guadagnini. His instruments are much appreciated for their genuine qualities, their good workmanship and the excellent oil varnish with which they are coated. No 430.
5LAURENT (Louis-Sigismond) — Paris circa 1775. Sign board: « Au Cystre Allemand ». Was established Passage du Saumon, rue Montmartre. This maker has left some well made instruments in the Italian style, the varnish of which is a yellow shade.
7LAVINVILLE — Paris circa 1770. Spinet and mandolin maker.
9LE BLANC (Charles) — Paris circa 1830. Good make. Stradivarius model, dark red varnish. Brilliant tone qualities.
11LE BLANC (Claude) — Mirecourt circa 1790. Lightly varnished, his instruments are of ordinary workmanship.
13LEBLOND (Georges) — Dunkirk 1780. Good work. No 275.
15LECAVALLÉ (François-Xavier) — Mirecourt circa 1830. Good make of this town.
17LE CAMUS (Pierre) — Lyons circa 1570. Lute maker.
19LECLERC (J.-N.) — Paris circa 1775. Graceful make. Slightly arched. Sound holes well apart, of a round design and well cut. Large scroll with small shell. Good material. Branded at the button: J. Leclerc à Paris, aux Quinze-Vingts. Effective pink or yellow varnish. No 195.
21LECOMTE or FOUQUET-LECOMTE — Paris end of xviii th century. Of no great interest.
23LECUYER (Pierre) — Paris circa 1780. Lived rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques. Good work.
25LE DHUY — Paris. At the time of the First Empire. Lyre maker.
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