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Alfred Lamy

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Alfred Lamy (1886–1922) was a French maker of bows.[1][failed verification]

Son of Joseph Jean Baptiste Lamy was born in Mirecourt, Vosges, France. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt with Bazin and later worked for Eugène Cuniot-Hury.

Lamy established his own business around 1919. He was the nephew of Joseph Alfred Lamy known historically as Lamy père. Alfred Lamy left a small quantity of very good quality bows. Branded "A.LAMY" or "ALFRED LAMY".

References

  1. ^ Mary VanClay "Finding Good Values in Bows" Strings Magazine, July 2000, No. 87 Archived 2007-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  • Roda, Joseph (1959). Bows for Musical Instruments. Chicago: W. Lewis. ISBN 2-85955-002-X. OCLC 906667.
  • Vatelot, Etienne (1976). Les Archet Francais. Sernor: M. Dufour. ISBN 2-85955-002-X. OCLC 2850939.
  • Childs, Paul (1996). The Bowmakers of The Peccatte Family. Montrose, NY: Magic Bow. ISBN 0-9651788-1-1.
  • Raffin, Jean Francois; Millant, Bernard (2000). L'Archet. Paris: L'Archet Éditions. ISBN 2-9515569-0-X.