André Vigneron b.1881 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 (Ile de France) - d.1924 in Paris (Ile de France) was a French Archetier

Archetier

A bow maker is a person who builds, repairs, and restores ancient or modern bows for instruments of the violin family. These include violins, violas, cellos, double basses, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, etc....

 / Bowmaker.

André Vigneron learnt his craft with his father, Joseph Arthur Vigneron

Joseph Arthur Vigneron

Joseph Arthur Vigneron was an important French Archetier / Bowmaker.He served his apprenticeship with his stepfather Charles Claude Husson in Mirecourt, where he studied side by side with Joseph Alfred Lamy père , who was less than a year older than he was...

. He also worked in the workshop of Eugene Sartory

Eugene Sartory

Eugene Nicolas Sartory was an influential French archetier/ bow maker from Mirecourt, France.Normally spelled Eugène Sartory.After having first apprenticed with his father, he went on to work in Paris for Charles Peccatte and Joseph Alfred Lamy before setting up on his own shop in 1893.He...

. André succeeded his father in 1905.
He used a personal model for the heads of his bows which is characteristic. His work is of excellent quality.