, ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin , ▁Pablo ▁Cas als , ▁ ▁Nathan ▁Mil stein , ▁David ▁O ist rak h , ▁Er ick ▁Fried man , ▁It zh ak ▁Perl man , ▁Michael ▁Rab in , ▁Pin chas ▁Z uk erman ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few ." ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁G enn ady ▁Fil imon ov ▁ ▁" The ▁House ▁of ▁Car essa ▁& ▁Fran çais ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁ren owned ▁viol in ▁making ▁and ▁repair ▁sh ops . ▁They ▁had ▁acquired ▁the ▁former ▁House ▁of ▁Gust ave ▁Bernard el ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁( the ▁former ▁House ▁of ▁Gand ▁& ▁Bernard el ▁F rer es ▁in ▁Paris ▁founded ▁by ▁Nicolas ▁L up ot ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ). ▁Henri ▁sold ▁his ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁Albert ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Car essa ▁was ▁eventually ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Em ile ▁Fran çais ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁shop ▁remained ▁open ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁Paris ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Lu cile ▁Car essa ▁Fran çais . ▁The ▁Paris ▁shop ▁was ▁patron ized ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁names ▁in ▁music ." ▁- ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Jacques ▁Fran ca is ▁Ob itu ary ▁ ▁Smith son ian ▁Archives ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Les ▁L uth iers ▁Paris iens ▁aux ▁XIX ▁et ▁XX ▁sie cles ▁Tom ▁ 3 ▁"