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

Bresa, Francesco

18th century

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 12, scan 20.
Bresa, Francesco. A maker of inferior instruments in Milan in the 18th century. A label is known, but it has the name of the town partly effaced: "Francesco Bresa, fece alla scala in Mil . . . 1708."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 12, scan 22. Held as more than one scan.
Bresa, Francesco. A maker of inferior instruments in Milan in the 18th century. A label is known, but it has the name of the town partly effaced: "Francesco Bresa, fece alla scala in Mil . . 1708."
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  • 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.

Same name

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