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b. 1891, d. 1970, Nancy

Apprenticed under Barbe, Louis Gillet subsequently instituted his workshop in Mirecourt. He worked for Eugene Sartory and for Sartory's son in law, the Parisian violin maker Georges Dupuy. Sartory's influence can be seen in the treatment of the frog and button, although the head lacks the elegance of his teacher. Although he produced a number of unstamped bows, his work can bear the stamps of either L. Gillet or Dupuy a Paris.