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Geige François Jacques Barbé, Dijon ca.1850
Volltönende französische Geige, offener
und klarer Klang.
Sehr ausgeglichen über die gesamte Skala.
BARBÉ, François Jaques Born 1797 Mirecourt
France. Worked in Dijon and Avallon, c.1810-
1850. Henley follows the first edition of
Vannes in treating Jacques and François as
separate makers (father and son). Well-
regarded double basses a particular part of his
work; also flat-modelled Stradivari-derived
violins. Soft amber-coloured varnish. Also
made plucked instruments. Branded: ‘Barbé
d’Avallon’. Manuscript label: François Barbé /
luthier breveté de la société / mélophile
d’Avallon / Dijon.
Biography of Francois Barbe - John
Dilworth
