French Violin Makers
Gand (Charles-Michel). – Mirecourt, 1748 + Versailles 1820. He had come to settle in Versailles, in 1780, first at 71 rue du Commerce, then at 32 rue de la Paroisse, at the sign: Aux tendres accords.
Gand (Guillaume). – Paris, July 22, 1792 + Versailles, May 31, 1858. Brother of the preceding. Also a pupil of N. Lupot, he succeeded his father in Versailles. His instruments are reminiscent of those of his master.
Ghent. – Amiens, 1803. Label found on a Tyrolean cello: Cross-checked by Ghent luthier in Amiens in 1803. He was probably from the same family as the Parisian luthiers of that name.
Gilbert (Nicolas-Louis). – Metz, 1701, known for a five-stringed viola pardessus, belonging to Messrs. Mabillon brothers, in Brussels, which was featured at the Exhibition in 1878, in Paris.
Gilbert (Simon). – Metz, c. 1737-1760. A quinton by this maker, dated 1744, was part of the Sax collection; a similar instrument, from 1749, belonged to M. Loup.
Giquelier (Christofo). – Paris, 1712. Of which there is a bastard viol, lacquered, with six strings, in the museum of the Conservatoire, in Paris [385] .
Girod (Claude). – Bruni, who inventoried a viola by this maker, does not indicate the period or the city where he worked.
Grandjon (Jules). – Mirecourt, 1855, brother of the preceding. He worked for quite some time in Paris before founding his factory.
Grandjon. – Mirecourt. 19th century . Eldest son and successor of the previous one. More refined instrument making.
Grobert. – Mirecourt, 1794 + 1869. Author of the guitar which bears the signatures of Paganini and Berlioz (museum of the Conservatoire, in Paris, no. 278).
Grou. – Paris 1752. He is known for the crank viol [387] listed in the catalogue of the Arrigoni collection (Milan 1881), and for a small hurdy-gurdy from 1752.
Guillaume. – Paris, 1789. He is only known from the guitar inventoried by Bruni, which had been seized at the home of the Marquise de Marboeuf.