Bernard Millant’s family has been in the violin business in France since the 18th century. He learned his trade in workshops in Mirecourt, New York, and at his father’s side in Paris. Today his expertise, especially on bows, is sought after by musicians, makers, and dealers around the world.
▪ bio current as of 2006
2006
AL#86 p.18
Jonathon Peterson Bernard Millant
▪ Millant is a violin maker, a bow maker, an appraiser, an author, and a man of high repute within the fiddle world. The depth of training behind many fiddle people will astonish most guitarmakers, and it makes for entrancing reading. With 9 photos.