Marc Laberte (1880 – 1963, at Mirecourt, Vosges), son of Pierre Alexis Auguste LABERTE, was obviously trained as a violinist, and as early as 1911 he began to play an active role in the company. LABERTE HUMBERT.
Under his impetus, LABERTE HUMBERT Frères developed a process for making high-quality musical instruments as well as a workshop. If it is a genuine LABERTE HUMBERT instrument, with or without the LHF stamp, it is always of the highest quality, instruments with the Marc Laberte mark, whether or not part of a set of instruments made by him, are always accepted. Meticulously crafted, focusing on the selection of wood materials and craftsmanship. These finest instruments are produced by a small artisan team known as “I’Atelier des Artistes”. Joseph AUBRY, Charles BRUGERE, and Camille POIRSON, among others, worked on this exceptional violin-making team.
Georges APPARUT, the artisan who joined LABERTE HUMBERT Frères at the end of 1902 and remained with the company for 21 years, was responsible for the aesthetics of the products.
Marc Laberte inherited the family company LABERTE, later merging it with Fournier Magnié in 1920. He has recruited hundreds of people to make a variety of musical instruments and bows for students from student to soloist level. His bows are branded ‘Laberte’, ‘Marc Laberte’ or ‘VJ Ferelli’. He himself also crafted a number of violins.
Honors and awards include:
- Grand prize in 1910 at the International Exhibition in Brussels (Belgium)
- Grand prize in 1914 at the International Exhibition in Lyon (France)
- Grand prize in 1923 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
