Étienne Vatelot

Étienne Vatelot (13 November 1925 – 13 July 2013) was a French luthier.

Biography Étienne Vatelot was the son of luthier Marcel Vatelot, who opened his workshop in 1909, and Jehane Lauxerrois. He attended high school at the Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix. In 1942, he began learning the craft of lutherie in his father’s workshop at 11 bis in Paris. A foundation in his name was created to support young luthiers and bow makers by giving them scholarships.