French Violin Makers
Lacroix (Salomon). – Mr. Constant Pierre, who mentions this luthier, does not indicate the period or the city where he worked.
Lafleur (J.). – Paris, 1783-1833. He lived successively on rue de la coutellerie, 1783; rue de la Verrerie, 1785; rue de la Juiverie, 1788-1789. He is said to have been born in Nancy in 1760; he died in 1833.
Lagetto (Louis). – Paris, 1745-1753. Luthier of Italian origin, whose sign was: To the City of Cremona: Louis Lagetto, Luthier, rue des Saints- Fathers, Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris, 1753. To the city of Cremona (signed) Lagetto.
Lamy (Jules). – Paris. Contemporary luthier. Originally from Mirecourt. He worked for a long time in that town, then with Mr. Thihouville-Lamy, in Paris, before settling there at 74 rue de Turenne. Currently he lives at number 41 of the same street.
Lapaix (J.-A.). – Lille, c. 1841-1855. A luthier of some merit, he sought, but without success, to modify the classical form of the violin.
Laurent (Louis-Sigismond). – Paris, Passage du Saumon, 1775-1789. Of which there is a theorbo from 1775 in the Brussels museum. He also made harps and his sign was: "At the German cymbal".
Leblond (G.). – Dunkirk, 1779. A cittern by this luthier is in the museum of the Conservatory of Music, in Brussels.
Leclerc (J.-N.). – Paris. Second half of the 18th century: Bruni's inventory includes a violin "repaired by Le Clerc".
Lorange. – Lyon. Contemporary luthier. Born in Mirecourt in 1872. Former worker of Mr. Paul Blanchard. He set up his own business in November 1899. High-quality workmanship.