Jehanne H. Blaise Violin Mirecourt c. 1925 (F41)
Jehanne H. Blaise Violin, made in Mirecourt about 1925:
- Good choice of tonewoods
- Orange-red coloured varnish
- Two-piece flamed maple back
- Produces warm, dark, clear, and mature voice
- Good resonance
This violin was made by Emile L'Humbert in Paris in 1926. Emile L'Humbert is a French luthier (1872-1933) who became a pupil of Derazey and Mougenot and was a worker of Blanchard in Lyon.
Emile L'Humbert is a French luthier born in 1872 in Epinal and died in Paris in 1933. He was a pupil of Derazey and Mougenot and was a worker of Blanchard in Lyon. He settled in rue de Passy in Paris in 1906 and began to make beautiful instruments until 1920 for Parisian luthiers. Unfortunately, most of his productions were unknown which made gave the opportunity for unscrupulous merchants to reap profits. They also gained success by branding L'Humbert's violins with their name.
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