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Place of Birth: Mirecourt, Grand Est, France
About Marc Laberte
- Marc André Joseph Laberte (29 May 1880 – 29 March 1963) son of Pierre Alexis Auguste Laberte, was trained as a luthier as well as a bow maker.
- As early as 1911, he began to play an active role in the Laberte-Humbert Frères company. The Laberte workshop produced large range of instruments and bows consistent in quality, employed over 300 people by 1920.
- In addition, many skilled master makers worked for Laberte, including Camille Poirson, Charles Brugere, and Georges Apparut.
- The workshop owned a fine collection of instruments from all the famous makers including Antonio Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, Giuseppe filius Andrea Guarneri, Francesco Ruggeri, Nicolas Lupot, Jacob Stainer, and Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
- They were meticulously examined and used as models for their own instruments.
- The workshop was disrupted in the war, and productions resumed after the war ended.
- The workshop continued for several years before it eventually closed down.
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