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    Amati > Makers Archive > G > Pierre Gerber

    Pierre Gerber

    Lausannne, b. 1912

    Pupil of Richard Meinel. Later worked for Millant-Deroux in Paris. Established at Lausanne from 1934. Appointed luthier to the Conservatoire 1947. International reputation as connoisseur and expert restorer. Gold medal at the Hague 1949. — John Dilworth
    Worked Lausannne
    Made Viola Bow
    Taught by Richard Meinel
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £1,230
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Viola BowS/E 70 g.—December 1995£1,230

    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    GERBER, Pierre Born 1912, Worked Lausanne Switzerland & Paris France. Pupil of Richard Meinel. Later worked for Millant-Deroux in Paris. Established at Lausanne from 1934. Appointed luthier to the Conservatoire 1947. International reputation as connoisseur and expert restorer. Gold medal at the Hague 1949. Excellent instruments; classical models with some Gagliano copies. Fine red-brown varnish. Pierre Gerber / Luthier / du Conservatoire de Musique / Lausanne

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