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COUESNON and Cie, a manufacture of musical instruments which can be compared to THIBOUVILLE LAMY\u2019s, but whose production was mainly oriented toward woodwind instruments, is issued from GAUTROT Ain\u00e9 & Cie, a firm that was established as early as 1845 in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1885, the firm began producing instruments of the violin family at the Rue d\u2019Angoul\u00eame workshop in Paris under the direction of Maurice MERMILLOT, a master violin maker who worked with Jean-Baptiste VUILLAUME and GAND & BERNARDEL.
In 1887, Am\u00e9d\u00e9e COUESNON took over as the director of the GAUTROT firm, which employed nearly 1000 people at the height of its enterprise, and had production units in Paris, Ch\u00e2teau Thierry, Mantes, Garennes, and Mirecourt.
In 1901, Georges CHERPITEL, previously imployed at J. THIBOUVILLE LAMY’S, joined COUESNON to become the director of the workshop.
In 1913, in response to an increasing demand for instruments of good quality, COUESNON took over L\u00e9on BERNARDEL and the firm took the name of “COUESNON & L\u00e9on BERNARDEL R\u00e9unis. L. BERNARDEL, who was sixty at the time, join the firm as Artistic Director. In addition to his role as Artistic Director, L\u00e9on Bernardel oversaw the instrument production. This collaboration lasted until 1923.
In 1927, Eug\u00e8ne Vincent G\u00c9NOD left Marc LABERTE to join COUESNON where he assumed the commercial management responsibilities of the Mirecourt and Paris workshops.
In 1931, the son of Am\u00e9d\u00e9e COUESNON, Jean COUESNON, succeeded his father.
In 1933, Jean COUESNON bought the name of L\u00e9on BERNARDEL and used it as a trademark.
In 1935, in order to continue to meet the growing demand, the Mirecourt workshops were developed. Beside instruments, bows, cases, and accessories mandolins and guitars were also produced. Gaston BERNEZ was appointed Director of the Mirecourt workshop.
In 1948, COUESNON and Cie consisted of no more than thirty people and a few craftsmen working at home. The Mirecourt workshops were the only place where instruments in the violin family were still being produced. At the time, Gaston BERNEZ was still the director, with the collaboration of Jean VOIRY, his brother-in-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COUESNON & Cie shut its Violin making activities in Mirecourt not long after 1956, and closed definitively its doors in Ch\u00e2teau Thierry in May of 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labels and Stamps
Main stamps and labels used by Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Couesnon.
Instruments :
\u00ab Bernardel L\u00e9on\u00bb
\u00ab Blaise \u00bb
\u00ab Cherpitel \u00bb
\u00ab Goffriller \u00bb
\u00ab Grancino (CB) \u00bb
\u00ab Guarnerius \u00bb
\u00ab Klotz \u00bb
\u00ab Lupot \u00bb
\u00ab Meurot \u00bb
\u00ab Montegalio \u00bb
\u00ab Nanny (CB) \u00bb
\u00ab Parisot \u00bb
\u00ab Pressenda \u00bb
\u00ab Richemont \u00bb
\u00ab Stradivarius \u00bb
\u00ab Vuillaume \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bows :
\u00ab A. Voirin Fils \u00bb
\u00ab Parisot \u00bb
\u00ab Tourte \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u30af\u30a8\u30ce\u30f3
COUESNON and Cie, a manufacture of musical instruments which can be compared to THIBOUVILLE LAMY\u2019s, but whose production was mainly oriented toward woodwind instruments, is issued from GAUTROT Ain\u00e9 & Cie, a firm that was established as early as 1845 in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1885, the firm began producing instruments of the violin family at the Rue d\u2019Angoul\u00eame workshop in Paris under the direction of Maurice MERMILLOT, a master violin maker who worked with Jean-Baptiste VUILLAUME and GAND & BERNARDEL.
In 1887, Am\u00e9d\u00e9e COUESNON took over as the director of the GAUTROT firm, which employed nearly 1000 people at the height of its enterprise, and had production units in Paris, Ch\u00e2teau Thierry, Mantes, Garennes, and Mirecourt.
In 1901, Georges CHERPITEL, previously imployed at J. THIBOUVILLE LAMY’S, joined COUESNON to become the director of the workshop.
In 1913, in response to an increasing demand for instruments of good quality, COUESNON took over L\u00e9on BERNARDEL and the firm took the name of “COUESNON & L\u00e9on BERNARDEL R\u00e9unis. L. BERNARDEL, who was sixty at the time, join the firm as Artistic Director. In addition to his role as Artistic Director, L\u00e9on Bernardel oversaw the instrument production. This collaboration lasted until 1923.
In 1927, Eug\u00e8ne Vincent G\u00c9NOD left Marc LABERTE to join COUESNON where he assumed the commercial management responsibilities of the Mirecourt and Paris workshops.
In 1931, the son of Am\u00e9d\u00e9e COUESNON, Jean COUESNON, succeeded his father.
In 1933, Jean COUESNON bought the name of L\u00e9on BERNARDEL and used it as a trademark.
In 1935, in order to continue to meet the growing demand, the Mirecourt workshops were developed. Beside instruments, bows, cases, and accessories mandolins and guitars were also produced. Gaston BERNEZ was appointed Director of the Mirecourt workshop.
In 1948, COUESNON and Cie consisted of no more than thirty people and a few craftsmen working at home. The Mirecourt workshops were the only place where instruments in the violin family were still being produced. At the time, Gaston BERNEZ was still the director, with the collaboration of Jean VOIRY, his brother-in-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COUESNON & Cie shut its Violin making activities in Mirecourt not long after 1956, and closed definitively its doors in Ch\u00e2teau Thierry in May of 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labels and Stamps
Main stamps and labels used by Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Couesnon.
Instruments :
\u00ab Bernardel L\u00e9on\u00bb
\u00ab Blaise \u00bb
\u00ab Cherpitel \u00bb
\u00ab Goffriller \u00bb
\u00ab Grancino (CB) \u00bb
\u00ab Guarnerius \u00bb
\u00ab Klotz \u00bb
\u00ab Lupot \u00bb
\u00ab Meurot \u00bb
\u00ab Montegalio \u00bb
\u00ab Nanny (CB) \u00bb
\u00ab Parisot \u00bb
\u00ab Pressenda \u00bb
\u00ab Richemont \u00bb
\u00ab Stradivarius \u00bb
\u00ab Vuillaume \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bows :
\u00ab A. Voirin Fils \u00bb
\u00ab Parisot \u00bb
\u00ab Tourte \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n