Tournay

6 makers. The earliest year printed is 1700, the latest 1824.

Every maker here has Tournay in a printed line.

1700s

• 1700 to 1750 Comble, A. de
  Comble, A. de, Tournay—1700-50.
• 1700 Decombre, Ambroise
  DECOMBRE, AMBROISE, Tournay, 1700.
• 1720 to 1785 Comble, Ambroise de
  DE COMBLE, AMBROISE.—Tournay; about 1735 and later. Reputed to have worked with Antonio Stradivari, which is unlikely. Work not usually highly finished. Varnish red, of fine quality. Well-cut scrolls. Labels are written. There seem to be more violoncellos than violins of his make in this country.
• about 1750 De Comble, Ambroise
  COMBLE (Ambroise de) — Tournay circa 1750. This master has always been looked upon as a pupil of Stradivarius, but this has never been proved. His model is certainly after that of the Cremoneese master, but somewhat flatter. Of very finished workmanship,
• 1755 Depèlerin, S. S.
  Depèlerin, S. S. — Tournay. 1755

1800s

• 1824 Houzé, Armand
  Houzé, Armand. — Tournay. 1824

The books that name them

• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
• Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, 1866
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.