Paris · about 1780
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 177.
TOURTE Aîné (Xavier) — Paris circa 1780. Bow maker of repute whose production has been as great as it has been unequal. Some of his works are remarkable.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 1 more Tourte page under T.
Same town, same time
267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- about 1780 Champion, J.-B.
- about 1780 Cousineau, Jacques-Georges
- about 1780 Cousineau, Pierre-Joseph
- about 1780 Léopold, Renaudin
- 1780 Perrault
- about 1780 Prieur, Claude