MV17/ 47d Circa 1920’s French 15.5″  viola, Medio-Fino model from JTL Mirecourt workshop.  Sound sample.

One piece back of medium to broad grain maple. Plain maple ribs of medium maple. Neck and scroll of fine grain plain maple. One-piece front of narrow to medium grain spruce. Cherry red spirit varnish.

Louis Emile Jérôme Thibouville came from a family of long tradition (17^th century) woodwind and brass instrument makers in the traditional instrument-making town of La Couture-Boussey.

In 1857, spotting an opportunity in the growing market for stringed musical instruments, he joined forces with the Mirecourt company Husson-Buthod. Four years later he married in to the Lamy family and the firm became known as Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy or J.T.L.

Their Medio-Fino range of instruments were made in the Mirecourt and the turn on the 19^th/ 20^th century and were aimed at the entry level market and were very popular.