A curved lamp manufacturing method including a curving process in which a
straight glass tube sealed with reduced pressure inside is heated and
curved. The curving process includes: a first step of holding a
predetermined portion of the glass tube using a first chuck, and holding
one end portion of the glass tube using a second chuck such that the
second chuck can slide in a longitudinal direction of the glass tube; and
a second step of, while heating a planned curved portion of the glass
tube positioned between the predetermined portion and the end portion by
a heater, curving the planned curved portion by moving the second chuck
relative to the glass tube. The end portion is moved in the second step
so that a weight of the end portion is applied to the planned curved
portion that has been softened by the heater.