Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy & Cie, abbreviated as "J.T.L.", was a French
musical instrument making company, formed in the mid 19th century from the merger of pre-existing makers.
It was based in
Mirecourt
Mirecourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Mirecourt is known for lace-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, particularly those of the Violin family. Inhabitants are called Mirecurtiens.
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,
France
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, and was active producing large numbers of
woodwind
Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and re ...
,
brass
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and
stringed instruments
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Musicians play some string instruments by plucking the st ...
until the mid 20th century. The company also made large numbers of
mechanical organ
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Usually, mechanical organs are pip ...
s and
organette
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s between 1880 and 1910. Some of these models were made with license of the
Gavioli Gavioli & Cie were a Franco– Italian organ builder company that manufactured fairground organs in both Italy and later France.
History
Gavioli was founded in 1806 in Cavezzo, Italy, by Giacomo Gavioli (1786–1875). Giacamo's hobby was the de ...
company.
The name was adopted around 1867 after Louis Émile Jérôme Thibouville, a partner in the instrument maker Husson-Buthod-Thibouville, married Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy, a cousin of his business partners, and upon becoming owner of the firm he renamed it using their combined names: Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy.
Thibouville was descendant of a line of woodwind and brass instrument makers dating back to the 16th Century. However, he was primarily an entrepreneur who was keen to develop a business in stringed instruments, and was not himself a luthier or bow-maker. The company grew quickly, and at its peak it reached annual production rates of over 150,000 instruments produced by more than 1,000 luthiers.
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In 1896 Alfred Acoulon joined the firm to take in charge the production of the instruments. In 1908 Hugues-Emile Blondelet, a violin maker from Mirecourt joined as co-director.
Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy shut its doors in 1969.
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Labels
List of names used in Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy trade instruments.
See also
* Laberte-Humbert Frères
*Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (7 October 1798 – 19 March 1875) was a French luthier, businessman, inventor and winner of many awards. His workshop made over 3,000 instruments.
Early life
Vuillaume was born in Mirecourt, where his father and g ...
References
French companies established in 1867
Musical instrument manufacturing companies of France
Luthiers from Mirecourt
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