William Henley's Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers
states the following about the maker.
DEBLAYE, ALBERT JOSEPH. Born 1874 died 1929.
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Worked at several Parisien ateliers
and at Toulouse with Gautier, 1897-1900. Established at Mirecourt, 1900. Became
technical director of the Deblaye and Meunier Amalgamation 1922.
Workmanship of irreproachable finish. Designs immaculate in beauty of curvature. Harmonical perfection attained in the attuning of the plates, and by an
ingenious arrangement of the bass-bar. Tonal quality of excellent homo genial
sonority and brilliancy, well-appreciated by many of the French symphony orchestra players. Woods especially chosen for acoustical properties as well as for prettiness. Produced violas of similar qualifications.
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