John Dilworth
LAPAIX, J. A. Worked circa. 1838-1859 Lille France. Personal models; some quite eccentric and excessively experimental. Medals and diplomas awarded by the Society for the Encouragement of National Industries 1848, the Imperial Society of Lille 1852, and at the Paris Exhibition 1855. Fait par Lapaix / Luthier à Lille en 1843 / Breveté
Cecie Stainer
A maker in Lille (Nord, France), who from 1840 to 1855 made various attempts to improve upon the usual violin pattern. The first instrument, dated ” 1840, No. 1,” was of a very exaggerated character ; he continued to make other instruments, which differed less from the traditional form, and tried the experiment of cutting the sides out of one piece of wood, hollowed out and carved in the usual shape, so that there were only six pieces instead of the usual twenty-four to join together.
In 1848 he was awarded a medal by the Society for the Encouragement of National Industries, and in 1852 the merit of his instruments was noticed by the Imperial Society of Lille. He obtained a medal of the 2nd class at the Paris Exhibition, 1855.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff
Ein Geigenmacher, der sein bestes Können für nutzlose Versuche verschwendete.
Er machte Geigen, bei denen die Zargen, Reifchen und Klötze aus
einem Stück bestanden, und liess die Ecken fehlen. Er verwendete zwei Stimmstöcke
und ersetzte die D-Saite durch eine seidene Schnur. Beispiele solcher
Geigen besitzt die Sammlung Snoeck (No. 548 u. 549). Im Übrigen war er nicht ungeschickt und erhielt auf der Pariser internationalen Ausstellung 1855 eine Medaille II. Classe.
