Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Testore, a

18th century

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

Grove's dictionary of music and musicians, New York, London: Macmillan, 1904. Page 76, scan 105. Held as more than one scan.
TESTORE, a family of violin-makers at Milan in the first half of the 18th century, consisting of a father, Carlo Giuseppe (1690-
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Dictionary of music and musicians, New York: Macmillan, 1908. Page 76, scan 108.
TESTORE, a family of violin-makers at Milan in the first half of the 18th century, consisting of a father, CARLO GIUSEPPE (1690-
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  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and somebody judged them different people. That is being looked at again.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 7 more Testore pages under T.