Gustave Adolphe Bernardel was a luthier active in Paris during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He held the official position of Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique (Luthier of the Conservatoire of Music), as indicated on labels from instruments dated 1894 to 1901 [1][2][3][4][5][6]. His workshop produced both violins and violas during this period, with documented instruments bearing sequential serial numbers ranging from No. 198 to No. 1941.
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