French Violin Makers

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Sacquin. – Paris, circa 1830-1800. He is said to have been a pupil of Aldric. Very fine instrument making, Lupot style. Printed label: Sacquin, luthier, 14 rue Beauregard In Paris, 1851.
Sajot. – Paris, 1732:
Sales. – Caen, 1784. Handwritten label: Mended by Dirty Sons Luthier in Caen 1784 rue Saint-Etienne.
Salle. – Paris, circa 1825-1850. He is cited as a skilled repairman.
Salomon. – Reims, 1755: Vidal said he saw a label from this luthier, bearing the date 1747.
Saraillac. – Lyon, 1679. Known from a cover.
Saumier (Edmond). – Paris, circa 1770-1780. First on rue Tiquetonne, then on rue des Prouvaires. He mainly made guitars. One of them was inventoried by Bruni.
Saunier. – Bordeaux, 1754. According to this handwritten label cited by Vidal: Saunier in Bordeaux 1754 Mr. Constant Pierre believes that this luthier and the next one are one and the same.
Schubert. – Epinal 1830. Handwritten label: Repaired by Schubert in Epinal in 1830.
Schwartz (Bernard). – Strasbourg, where he died in 1822.
Simon. – Lyon. 1508-1573, "player and lute maker".
Simoutre (Nicolas). – Mirecourt, 1788 + Metz, 1870. A student of Nicolas Lupot in Paris, he was established in Mirecourt from 1820 to 1844, then in Metz from 1844 to 1870. A skilled luthier, the instruments he signed bear this label:
Stork. – Strasbourg, 1775. Label found inside an ordinary violin: Stork in Strasbourg 1775. In 1784, there was a J. Reinhart Storck, musical instrument maker, "At the Stork Concert, near the Corbeau Bridge", in Strasbourg. Was it the same person?
Sulot (Nicolas). – Dijon. In 1829, he took out a first patent for violins and basics with wavy tops; and a second in 1839, for a double echo violin, which had three tops.

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