French Violin Makers
Pacquet. – Marseille, 1785. Maker of an arpi-guitar belonging to Mr. Gautier, in Nice: Packet d'Aix, Luthier in Marseille, 1785.
Pajot (Jacques-Antoine). – Jenzat (Allier), 1835 + 1877. Cousin, pupil and successor of the previous one. Same work. Label inside: Former Pajot father and son. Pajot successor , and on the fire, on the left side of the keyboard: Pajot at Jenzat .
Pajot (Jean). – Jenzat (Allier), 1795 + 1847. Farmer who built hurdy-gurdies, from 1795. The bodies of the first ones were most often made from a single piece of hollowed walnut.
Pajot jeune (Joseph, dit). – Jenzat (Allier), where he was born in 1868. Contemporary. Student of the previous one, whom he succeeded in 1897. His hurdy-gurdies are marked and labeled like those of his father.
Petit (L.). – Saint-Omer. Contemporary amateur luthier. Violin teacher at the School of Music. Handwritten label: Repaired by L. Petit, in Saint-Omer, 1856.
Pierray (Claude). – Paris, c. 1700-1735. One of the finest luthiers of the old French school. Beautiful craftsmanship, slightly dark red varnish. A very fine bass viol by Claude Pierray is in the museum of the Conservatoire de musique, in Paris [416] .
Pimpard. – Jenzat (Allier). Specializing in hurdy-gurdies. Formerly a worker at the Pajot company, he established himself in 1881.
Pirot (Claude). – Paris, c. 1800-1820. Good craftsmanship. Reddish-brown varnish, fairly thick. Two violins by Pirot, 1803 and 1813, are in the Conservatoire Museum, Paris [420] :
Pitais. – Paris, 18th century . Contemporary of Bocquay. Lutherie, Amati style. Brand mark on the back, below the heel of the neck.
Poiros (Louis). – An ordinary violin by this luthier appears in Bruni's inventory. The latter indicates neither the period nor the city where this instrument was made.
Poirson (Eloph). – Lyon. Contemporary. Former chief clerk of the telegraph, who, since about 1870, has been making violins of some merit.