Alfred Lamy Explained

Alfred Lamy (1886–1922) was a French maker of bows.^[1]

Son of Joseph Jean Baptiste Lamy was born in Mirecourt, Vosges, France. He was apprenticed in Mirecourt with Bazin and later worked for Eugène Cuniot-Hury.

Lamy established his own business around 1919. He was the nephew of Joseph Alfred Lamy known historically as Lamy père. Alfred Lamy left a small quantity of very good quality bows.Branded "A.LAMY" or "ALFRED LAMY".

References

• Book: Roda, Joseph . Bows for Musical Instruments . Chicago . W. Lewis . 1959 . 2-85955-002-X . 906667.
• Book: Vatelot, Etienne . Les Archet Francais . Sernor . M. Dufour . 1976 . 2850939 . 2-85955-002-X.
• Book: Childs, Paul . The Bowmakers of The Peccatte Family . Montrose, NY . Magic Bow . 1996 . 0-9651788-1-1.
• Book: Raffin, Jean Francois . Millant, Bernard . L'Archet . Paris . L'Archet Éditions . 2000 . 2-9515569-0-X.

Notes and References

1. Mary VanClay "Finding Good Values in Bows" Strings Magazine, July 2000, No. 87