Rome · about 1660
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 90.
TEDESCO (Leopold) — Rome circa 1660. After having worked in Amati's workshops, this maker left and established himself at Rome where he made good instruments inspired by the master's model. If his workmanship is not of the first order, his varnish is compensatingly fine.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
27 other Rome makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:
- 1640 Indelanch, Stephan
- 1666 Bassiano
- 1675 Todini, Pietro
- 1676 Todini, M.
- 1680 Tortobello
- 1680 Tortobello, Francesco