Jerome Thibouville-Lamy

Biography:

Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy was a French entrepreneur and instrument maker. He formed Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy & Cie, a musical instrument making company, from the merger of pre-existing makers in the mid-19th century. The company produced large numbers of woodwind, brass, and stringed instruments until the mid-20th century. Thibouville was descendant of a line of woodwind and brass instrument makers dating back to the 16th Century. He was primarily an entrepreneur who was keen to develop a business in stringed instruments, and was not himself a luthier or bow-maker. The company grew quickly, and at its peak it reached annual production rates of over 150,000 instruments produced by more than 1,000 luthiers.