Jacques-Pierre THIBOUT

b. Sept 16, 1777, at Caen ; d. Dec. 4, 1856, at Saint-Mande, near Paris. First worked at Caen, then, in 1796, under Koliker at Paris; was married in 1800, and in 1807 established himself at 24, rue Montmartre, after 1810 moving to 8, rue Rameau. He was a remarkable maker and his instruments are much liked ; his violins soon came into notice, for by a certain treatment of the sides he gained an improvement in the pattern which produced an excellent quality of tone. The price varied from £10 to ; £14, relatively high for that period, but greatly below their present value. The workmanship and varnish were so beautiful that his instruments will bear comparison with the best Italian work ; two magnificent violins of his show peculiar richness of colouring in the varnish—a red on an amber ground. He was awarded a silver medal, 1827 ; a silver medal, 1844 ; and a first class medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1855 for an excellent violoncello. Label; " Nouveau procede approuve par l’Institut. Thibout, luthier du roi, rue Rameau, no. 8, a Paris, 1825."