Antique French Viola Michel-Ange Garini Circa 1910 Mirecourt. Quality Beautiful Instrument over 100 years old, One piece back, label inside. French viola from the Jerome Thibouville Lamy workshop circa 1910 labeled Michel-Ange Garini. This viola was built in the early 20th century in the renowned workshops of Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (J.T.L.) in Mirecourt, France. Violin making had its start within Thibouville-Lamy in 1834 when Charles Buthod, one of J.B. Vuillaume’s sub-contractors, came back to Mirecourt to open a violin workshop. Charles Buthod established his workshop, whose production was sold in France and abroad. In 1848 he joined with Charles-Claude Husson, under the name of Husson-Buthod, and in 1857 they were joined by Louis Emile Jérôme Thibouville, heir to a long tradition of instrument making. In 1866 M.
