Michel Jurine (*1953) created his firm in January 1997. As workshop supervisor and voicer for the firm Renaud in Nantes from 1991 to 1997. He oversaw the restorations and renovations of the following organs: Saint Sulpice , Saint-Roch and Saint Laurent in Paris. The range and versatility of his training enables him to have a comprehensive view of the musical, historical and technical aspects of organ building. He studied the organ with Pierre Perdigon and Louis Robillard in whose class he won a gold medal with honours at the Lyon Conservatory of music. All the while he pursued a university training in Maths, Physics and Musicology which naturally led to a PhD in Musicology from the Sorbonne. His thesis on the organ builder Joseph Merklin and organ building in the 19th century was published in three volumes by Klincksieck in Paris. He completed his training in woodwork with the age-old guild of The Compagnons du Tour de France .