Lyon Luthiers/Violin Shops

June 11, 2015 at 06:13 AM · There are two main groups of violin makers in France, Aladfi and Glaaf. Here is the page to find the ALADFI members (it brought up 3 for Lyon in a search; http://www.aladfi.com/les-membres or http://www.glaaf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=28&Itemid=54

June 12, 2015 at 01:01 PM · Schmidt?

June 12, 2015 at 03:58 PM · Deceased.

June 12, 2015 at 04:23 PM · Oh.

June 12, 2015 at 10:20 PM · A really lively, engaged, and cool guy.

June 13, 2015 at 07:49 PM · Hi,I dont know this Luthier,just saw his web page when I was looking for Jacques Fustier(Who has passed away,I didnt know!A Great Luthier he was..)

So Cristian Garronnnaire web page:

http://garonnaire-luthier.com/le-reglage/

June 13, 2015 at 11:08 PM · Cristian Garronnnaire is a member of GLAAF mentioned above. I once tried out a bow by Frank Daguin of Lyon and thought it was very good - it was selling for €3k in a shop in Paris.