Mirecourt School
Nicolas (I) Duchaine
Mirecourt, 1746–1813
Apprenticed at Mirecourt as a violin and bow maker. Supplied bows to F. Lupot (I) in Stuttgart. Established as a specialist bow maker in Mirecourt, one of the first craftsmen to do so. Assisted by his sons Nicolas (II), below, and Jacques Philippe, above. Pike head and ‘Cramer’ style bows, slightly \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DUCHAINE (DUCHESNE), Nicolas (I) Born 1746 Gugney aux Aulx, died 1813 Mirecourt France. Apprenticed at Mirecourt as a violin and bow maker. Supplied bows to F. Lupot (I) in Stuttgart. Established as a specialist bow maker in Mirecourt, one of the first craftsmen to do so. Assisted by his sons Nicolas (II), below, and Jacques Philippe, above. Pike head and ‘Cramer’ style bows, slightly heavier than contemporary Tourte work. For the time, a prolific maker. Round ironwood or snakewood sticks, open frog, and button of ivory. Branded: ‘A DUCHAINE’, with the ‘N’ reversed. [Millant/Raffin]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Ein Fabrikant, der eine gute Schule durchgemacht und mit seinen Geigen
Erfolg hatte. Sein Enkel ist Ch. Résuche in Bordeaux.
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Working in Mirecourt at the same time
(Persoit) Jean Pierre Marie Persois worked 1809–1854
A. B. Mercier worked 1775
Aine Poirot worked 1785–1820
Alexis (I) Boyer worked 1773–1789
Alexis (II) Boyer worked 1783
Alexis Antoine Pajeot worked 1800
Alexis Husson 1729–1784
Antoine Anciaume b. 1776