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Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1OLD VIOLINS
3TIRLER, Carlo. Bologna, 18th century.
4TOBIN, Richard. London, 1790–1840; pupil of Perry, Dublin; worked for John Betts; followed the Stradivari or Guarneri patterns; good maker. A son of his was also a maker.
5TODINI, Michele, 1625. Lived in Rome; made a few violins.
6TOLBECQUE, Auguste, son of Auguste Joseph Tolbecque; 1830–51, Paris. He was a violoncellist; also worked at violin-making under Rambaux in Paris; made a small number of new instruments; extremely clever at restoring old ones.
7TONONI, Antonio. Bologna, 17th century.
8TONONI, Carlo, son of Felice. First worked, 1698–1739, Bologna; settled in Venice. His instruments vary; they are generally of a large pattern, not so highly arched as those of his brother Giovanni; varnish similar to that of Santo Serafino; yellow-brown colour. He often branded his monogram near the button of the tailpiece.
9TONONI, Felice. Bologna, 1670–90. He worked with his son Giovanni; their violoncellos have a great reputation in Italy.
10TONONI, Giovanni, son of Felice. Worked in Bologna till about 1705; few instruments of his are to be found.
11TOPPANI, Angelo de. Rome, 1720–40. His instruments are rarely seen, are similar to those of Techler, but more arched; varnish golden-yellow; sound-holes are cut large.
12TORELLI. Verona, 1625.
13TORING (Torrington). Maker and repairer of violins; London, 1800.
14TORTOBELLO, Francesco. Rome, 1680; Maggini pattern.
15TOULY, Jean. Nancy, 1730–47. Label: "Fait par moy Jean Touly à Nancy, 1747."
16TOURTE, François ("le jeune"); b. 1747, Paris; d. there, April 1835. Was a younger brother of Xaver Tourte. (See p. 163.)
17TOURTE, le Père. Settled in Paris about 1740.
18TOURTE, Xaver (l'aîné), eldest son of Tourte père.
19TRAPANI, Raffaele. Naples, 1810; workmanship is good; violins large patterns, with prominent edges and heavy purfling; the scroll Brescian type; varnish thick and of a red-brown colour.
20TRÉVILLOT, Claude. Mirecourt, 1698.
21TRINELLI, Giovanni. Italian.
22TRUNCO. Cremona, 1660.
23TRUSKA, Simon Joseph, 1734–1809, Raudnitz, Bohemia. Entered Strahow Monastery, Dec. 8, 1758, taking the vows, Jan. 1, 1761. Became proficient as a musician and composer, and then began to construct instruments, making violins, altos, violas d'amore, and bass-viols.
24TUBBS, James. A maker of excellent bows, Wardour Street, London.
25TURNER, William. London in 1650; splendid wood. Label: "William Turner, at ye hand and crown in gravelle lane neere Aldgate, London, 1650."
26TYWERSUS. Instruments are similar to those of Andrea Amati. Nicolas Renault was a pupil of his. (See p. 187.)
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