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Old Violins And Their Makers, 1883
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1them with his name, "Henry, Paris," in the same place as Simon. He died in Paris in 1870, and was no relative of the violin makers of the same name.
3A bow maker, named Sirjean, is mentioned as being in business in the Rue de l'Ecole, Paris, about 1818, but whether his work was good or bad I cannot ascertain. Eury, one of those clever makers who imitated François Tourte so well, and whose bows might be taken for originals, was at work in the Rue des Lyonnais, Saint Jacques, about 1820. His work is very highly esteemed, and could easily be sold as by Tourte. He sometimes put his name on his bows under the thread or covering which is wound round the stick near the nut. Persoit, another clever Parisian maker, worked chiefly for Vuillaume, although he was in business for himself. He is said to have dealt with Vuillaume in this way for eighteen years—viz., from 1823 to 1841, but when he sold his bows in his own name, he marked them with the letters P.R.S. He does not appear to have made any money at his trade, as he died concierge of a house in the Rue Saint Honoré. One Baroux is said to have been a good maker in the same city, about 1830. F. N. Voirin is very highly esteemed as a worthy successor of Tourte. He is a native of Mirecourt, where he was born in 1833. He went to Paris in 1855, and was employed by Vuillaume, with whom he remained fifteen years. It is said that the finest bows turned out of Vuillaume's shop at that time were made by Voirin, and he received honourable mention at the Paris Exhibition of 1867. He commenced business on his own account in the Rue du Bouloi in 1870, and was there recently. Vidal says
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