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Originally Posted by BAJO  Jerome Thiboville-Lamy-- this is the right name of the maker!! |
Jerome Thibouville-Lamy
and a little story:
Thibouville-Lamy, Jerome. A little
before 1867 he became sole proprietor
of the various factories at Mirecourt ;
he gradually substituted mechanical
for manual labour, and while increasing
the number of instruments made, at
the same time reduced their price, so
that at last he was able to exhibit at
Vienna, in 1873, his famous violins at
4s., 8s., and 6s. each. By 1887, 35,000
instruments had been made by his
firm. He was awarded a medal, Viti-na,
1873 ; medal of honour, Santiago, 1875 ;
prize medal, Philadelphia, 1876 ; and
gold medal, London, 1885. He was
made Chevalier of the Legion of
Honour, April 10, 1877, and Officier,
Jan, 15, 1892.
Lamy had many makers working for him and so therefore, the quality of the instruments greatly varies....
35 K for a Lamy is quite on the upper side, but as with any bass with some sort of pedigree, its the sound and condition that matters, good luck for the sale.
Nuno
As for the price, I have done everything possible to this bass and has been made perfectly right for playability in jazz and Classical music. The top has been re-graduated because most of these French tops are thick [14mm ] in some spots
