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Tononi, Giovanni

Bologna · about 1705

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 94, scan 102.
Tononi, Giovanni, son of Felice. Worked in Bologna till about 1705. Very few instruments of his are to be found; he followed, and at the …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 94, scan 104. Held as more than one scan.
Tononi, Giovanni, son of Felice. Worked in Bologna till about 1705. Very few instruments of his are to be found; he followed, and at the …
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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.

Labels the books quote

  • "Joannes de Tononis fecit Bononiae in Platea Paviglionis, anno 17—." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Joannes Tononus fecit Bononiae in Platea Pavaglionis, anno Domini, 1690," (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Joannes de Tononis fecit Bononiae, anno 17—." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Joannes de Tononis fecit Bononiae in Platea Paviglionis, anno 17—." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Joannes Tononus fecit Bononiae in Platea Pavaglionis, anno Domini, 1690," (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Joannes de Tononis fecit Bononiae, anno 17—." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 5 more Tononi pages under T.

Same town, same time

35 other Bologna makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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