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

Tourte

Paris · b. 1747

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886. Page 594, scan 606. Held as more than one scan.
TOURTE (Francois). French violin-bow maker, B. Paris, 1747. D. Paris, April, 1835. Invented the violin-bow now in use. These bows are famous for their fine workmanship and extreme lightness and elasticity. They invariably fetch good prices, and have been valued at all prices between £30 and £3.
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  • May be the same person as Tourte

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 1 more Tourte page under T.

Same town, same time

267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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