Pierre Maline (b. 1883 –d.1934) in
Mirecourt (Vosges) was a
luthier
A luthier ( ; AmE also ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" is originally French and comes from the French word for lute. The term was originally used for makers o ...
and an
archetier / bow maker.
Son of François Alexandre Maline (1862–1922) a bow maker, who was the nephew of
Nicolas Maline Nicolas Maline (28 February 1822 – 28 April 1877 in Mirecourt) was a luthier and an archetier/bow maker.
He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and worked for Etienne Pajeot, J.B. Vuillaume and other makers.
Maline came from a family of luthiers inc ...
("One of history's important bowmakers.").
Pierre Maline (grandnephew of
Nicolas Maline Nicolas Maline (28 February 1822 – 28 April 1877 in Mirecourt) was a luthier and an archetier/bow maker.
He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and worked for Etienne Pajeot, J.B. Vuillaume and other makers.
Maline came from a family of luthiers inc ...
) apprenticed first with his father before joining
Eugène Cuniot-Hury's workshop.
After his apprenticeship he returned to his father's workshop in Mirecourt where he stayed for the rest of his career (as well as his life).
His work is quite rare. Many of his bows were stamped PIERRE MALINE.
Some of his production can be found unsigned or bearing the stamp of other violin & / or bow makers.
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1883 births
1934 deaths
Luthiers from Mirecourt
Bow makers
19th-century French people