Bow & Bridge

Truska, Simon Joseph

1734–1809

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking …

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    2. Trunco. Worked in Cremona in 1660.
    4. Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking the vows, Jan. 1, 1761. Became proficient as a musician and composer, and then began to construct instruments, making violins, altos, violas d'amore, and bass-viols.
    6. Tubbs, James. A maker of excellent bows, who lives in Wardour Street, London. His father and grandfather were also bow makers, their work being very similar to that of Dodd. James Tubbs' bows are made on scientific principles, and are of elegant appearance; they are much liked by players for their lightness and good balance, and rank among the best made.

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking …

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    2. Trunco. Worked in Cremona in 1660.
    4. Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking the vows, Jan. 1, 1761. Became proficient as a musician and composer, and then began to construct instruments, making violins, altos, violas d'amore, and bass-viols.
    6. Tubbs, James. A maker of excellent bows, who lives in Wardour Street, London. His father and grandfather were also bow makers, their work being very similar to that of Dodd. James Tubbs' bows are made on scientific principles, and are of elegant appearance; they are much liked by players for their lightness and good balance, and rank among the best made.

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Record note

What this record rests on is A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896), naming this maker and nothing more. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. Nothing else on this site confirms it and no claim has been invented beyond that naming — not established, until someone can tell us more.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking … reported1
Places and dates of work
Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking … reported1
Places and dates of work
Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809, Strahow Monastery. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking … reported1
Born (date and place)
Born 1734. As printed in the cited source: “Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734” reported1
Died (date and place)
Died 1809. As printed in the cited source: “Truska, Simon Joseph, b. April 5, 1734, Raudnitz, Bohemia; d. Jan. 14, 1809” reported1

How the pages were read

5 of the 5 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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The books behind this record

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 3 linessource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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