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Balestrieri, Tommaso

Mantua · 1720 to 1788

Historical maker

Named in 6 books.

What the books printed

Cremona. Eine Charakteristik der italienischen Geigenbauer und ihrer Instrumente, 1919. p. 17.
As printed on this page: "BALESTRIERI, Tommaso, Mantua 1720—1772. Schüler von Antonio Stradivari. Machte gute, sehr viel verlangte Instrumente. Seine Violinen ermangeln der Feinheit, besitzen aber eine"
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 6, scan 14.
Balestrieri (Balestieri), Tommaso, brother of Pietro. A maker in Cremona about 1720-57, then in Mantua till about 1772. Said to have been a pupil of Stradivari; …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Scan 16. Held as more than one scan.
Balestrieri, Tommaso. A maker in Cremona about 1720-57, then in Mantua till about 1772. Said to have been a pupil of Stradivari; there is a rough …
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 11, scan 33. Held as more than one scan.
BALESTRIERI, TOMMASO, Mantua, 1720 to 1788. The opinions regarding Balestrieri differ greatly, some claiming he was a pupil of Pietro Guanerius …
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The Violinist's Guide, Chicago: The Violinist Publishing Company, 1916. Scan 14.
Balestrieri, Tommaso. Cremona, 1730-1770. Pupil of Antonio Stradivari. Instruments excellent in every respect except finish.
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Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 30, scan 52. Held as more than one scan.
Balestrieri, Tommaso. — Mantua. 1720. 1772.
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  • Entries from 6 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Labels the books quote

  • "Thomas Balestrieri, Cremonensis, fecit Mantuae, 1762." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Thomas Balestrieri, Cremonensis, fecit Mantuae, 1762." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

19 other Mantua makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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