4/4 whole VIOLIN from the Jerôme Thibouville Lamy workshops made in Mirecourt at the beginning of the 20th century

Mirecourt whole violin 4/4 in perfect condition, ready to be played.

Top table in spruce, sides and back in maple.

Work from the beginning of the 20th century, Thibouville Lamy workshop.

Length: 36 cm

Provenance: Violin teacher in conservatory.

Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy & Cie, abbreviated "JTL", was a French musical instrument manufacturing company, founded in the middle of the 19th century.

She was based in Mirecourt, France, was active producing a large number of stringed instruments until the middle of the 20th century.

The name was adopted around 1867 after Louis Émile Jérôme Thibouville, partner of instrument maker Husson-Buthod-Thibouville, married Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy, a cousin of his business partners. On becoming the owner of the business, he renamed the business using their combined names: Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy.

Thibouville was descended from a line of manufacturers of wood and brass instruments dating from the 16th century. However, he was primarily an entrepreneur who was keen to develop a stringed instrument business, and was not himself a luthier or bow maker. The company grew rapidly, and at its peak, it achieved annual production rates of over 150.000 instruments by over 1000 luthiers.

In 1896, Alfred ACOULON joined the firm to take charge of the production of the instruments. In 1908, Hugues-Emile Blondelet, a luthier from Mirecourt joined as co-director. Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy closed its doors in 1969.