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The origin of the string instruments branch of this great company can be dated of 1840, when Charles BUTHOD, one of the Jean-Baptiste VUILLAUME collaborators, came back to MIRECOURT to open a violin workshop. Quickly Charles BUTHOD developed an important workshop whose the production was sold in France and abroad.
In 1848 he became associated with Charles -Claude HUSSON, under the name of HUSSON-BUTHOD.
In 1857 they are joined by Louis Emile Jérome THIBOUVILLE, heir of a long tradition of instrument making, started during the XVIII ° century by the production of woodwind instruments at Couture Boussey (Eure). This new company took the name HUSSON - BUTHOD - THIBOUVILLE.
In 1866, Mr. Jérôme Thibouville became the owner of the company which became in 1867 Jérôme TIBOUVILLE-LAMY (after his wife's' name).
In 1896 Alfred ACOULON joined the firm to take in charge the production of the instruments and in 1908 Hugues, Emile BLONDELET, a violin maker from MIRECOURT.
Jérôme THIBOUVILLE-LAMY shut its doors in 1969.

Works
Its production which covered the whole range of instruments of the violin family, was of good quality and dedicated to both the French market and exports.
We find for example many instruments from this workshop in Great Britain and in the United States of America, where they are still very popular.

Labels & stamps
Like other important MIRECOURT workshops, Jérôme Thibouville Lamy developed a policy of trade marks. In general, instruments bear the Jérôme Thibouville Lamy label, with quite often the JTL stamp to the inside neck's block. A small number of them, among the nicest, bears the H. Emile BLONDELET or Louis FRICOT labels.

Names and marks used by JTL :
Barrel # 6943
Baril
BLONDELET Hugues, Emile  # 707  # 4450
Breton
Buthod # 2605   # 3492
Cicéron
Dulcis & Fortis # 2945
Geronimo Barnabetti
Geronimo Grandini # 3768
Le Célèbre Vosgien
Le Claude
Fricot # 3802
Lupot # 2122
Mansuy
Marquis de l'Air d'Oiseaux # 3893
Mediofino # 3490
Michel Ange Garini
Morinno # 3967
Nicolas Duchêne
Salzard
Sarasate Master # 4444 # 2370
Sarasate Artist # 4178
Sarasate Eleve # 4473
Stentor
Thiery
ViottI # 3260
Vuillaume  # 4455 # 3660 # 2605 

After-Italian Instruments Authors
 Amati Nicolaus (Amatius) # 4436  #3770
Antonius Petro
Bergonzi Carlo # 2266 #3968
Cappa Gioffudo # 3189
Deconeti Michel (Deconet Micael) # 7428 #3739 
Gagliano Alexander (Alexandri) # 3905 # 3906
Gallani Alexander
Gaspar da Salo #4401
GOBETTI Francesco
Guadagnini JB
Guadagnini Lorenzo (Laurentius) # 138 # 4424
Guarneri Joseph (Guarnerius) # 4445
Guarneri del Gesu
Klotz Sebastian
Maggini Paolo
Ricolazi Ludovicus
Ruggieri Francesco # 3336
San Seraphin (Sanctus Seraphin) #1
Stainer Jacobus # 3214 #4059
Stradivarius Antonius #4737(Stradiuarius A.) # 2314

Collaborators for violins
Many violin makers were trained and worked in this workshop, among them:
AUBRY Joseph
BOURGUIGNON Maurice
CHERPITEL Georges
CLAUDOT Pierre (1920-1922)
DIDIER Marius
FETIQUE Charles, Claude
FRICOT Louis
KAUL Paul (1888-1900)
LAMY Emile

Collaborators for bows
JJMARTIN joined J. THIBOUVILLE in 1885 to develop the bow production. ( see ie bow # 3188 )
HUSSON Auguste
E.Blondelet and EA Broca # 4177 # 4222

Sources
- Universal Dictionary of Luthiers, by René Vannes.
- For more details and information about the story of J. THIBOUVILLE-LAMY: https://www.luthiers-mirecourt.com
(More specfic publication references are available in our Bibliography section.)

 

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