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Gabriel Didion

Mirecourt, d. 1881

DIDION, Gabriel died 1881 Mirecourt France. Half brother of P. Blanchard. Employed by Veuve Soriot, and later worked as ‘Didion Laberte’ with his nephew, Marc Laberte. Succeeded by the brothers Auguste and Émile Laberte. Typical Mirecourt production; flat arched, Stradivari-derived model. The name i\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Mirecourt
Violin by Gabriel Didion, France, 1878
Violin by Gabriel Didion. Sold by Amati — from the archive.

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John Dilworth+

DIDION, Gabriel died 1881 Mirecourt France. Half brother of P. Blanchard. Employed by Veuve Soriot, and later worked as ‘Didion Laberte’ with his nephew, Marc Laberte. Succeeded by the brothers Auguste and Émile Laberte. Typical Mirecourt production; flat arched, Stradivari-derived model. The name is much used in later commercial work with no connection to him whatsoever. Gabriel Didion / Lutherie Lorraine / 18..

Cecie Stainer+

A maker at Mirecourt , d. 1881.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Geigenmacher und Fabrikant. Stiefbruder von Blanchard in Lyon, einer
der besseren Meister seines Wohnsitzes, Lehrer von Résuche.

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