Eugène Cuniot-Hury (1861–1910) was a French

archetier A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores antique or modern Bow (music), bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc. The French word for bowmaker (b ...

and

bow maker A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores antique or modern Bow (music), bows for bowed string instruments. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc. The French word for bowmaker (b ...

based in

Mirecourt Mirecourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vosges (French department), Vosges Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Mirecourt is known for lace-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, particula ...

, France. Eugène Cuniot-Hury was son of Pierre Cuniot who was also an

. Eugène Cuniot-Hury apprenticed with his father and became the teacher and employer of many outstanding French archetiers including:

Émile François Ouchard Émile François Ouchard (30 April 1872–27 February 1951) was a bow maker (''archetier'') for stringed instruments from Mirecourt, Vosges, France. Ouchard was also known as "Ouchard Père". Biography Émile François Ouchard began his app ...

(apprenticed with him 1886-1910 and succeeded his business), Pierre Maline and Louis Morizot.

Alfred Lamy Alfred Lamy (1886–1922) was a French maker of bows.Mary VanClayFinding Good Values in Bows Strings Magazine, July 2000, No. 87 Son of Joseph Jean Baptiste Lamy was born in Mirecourt, Vosges, France. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt with Bazin B ...

worked for Cuniot-Hury as well.

References

* * * * Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers – Rene Vannes 1951, 1972, 1985 (vol.3) 1861 births 1910 deaths Bow makers 19th-century French people Luthiers from Mirecourt {{France-bio-stub