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Dictionary of Violin makers, 1928
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1SARTORY (Eugène) — Paris, 3, cité Trévise. Contemporary bow maker. Born at Mirecourt in 1871. Pupil of his father, when still a youth he worked for Ch. Peccatte in Paris, afterwards perfecting himself with A. Lamy with whom he stayed several years. His model is after that of N. Voirin but more robust towards the head. His bows are highly esteemed for their qualities and fine workmanship. Silver Medals Bruxelles 1887, Lyons 1894, Diplomas of Honour, Liége 1905, Milan 1906, London 1908. Paris Grand Prize 1900. Officier d’Académie (division of the University of France). Mark : SARTORY.
3SAUNIER — Bordeaux and Paris circa 1750. Good work. Yellow varnish. Flat model. Good class make of the old Mirecourt kind. Guitars and mandolines.
5SAUVAGEOT — Paris towards 1720. Medium class work. Small pattern. Large sound holes.
7SCHARTZ — Strasbourg circa 1780.
9SCHARTZ (Georges-Frédéric-Théophile, and Guillaume, brothers) — Strasbourg circa 1830. Bow and violin makers who have left a large number of excellent instruments. Chestnut red varnish. Well cut sound holes, gracefully slanted. Small scroll. Thibout style.
11SCHMITT (Lucien) — Grenoble. Born at Saint-Julien-en-Genevois in 1892. Was at first drawn towards the violin, wishing to take it up professionally. To that end, he studied at the Ecole Artistique de Musique at Geneva, where he obtained a first prize, with congratulations from the examiners. Soon becoming enthusiastic about violin-making, he went to Mirecourt and stayed two years with Mougenot-Jacquet-Gand, being initiated into bow making by Bazin. He was then admitted into the workshops of Vidoudez at Geneva to learn restoring, and afterwards joined Lorange in Lyons. Was a soldier in the War and won several decorations. Since then he has worked in Geneva with Vidoudez, in Paris for A. Caressa and in Nice for Mme. Bovis. After having copied Amati, he gave preference to the Guarnerius model, the tone
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