Carlo Antonio Testore (1687–1765) was a Milanese

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Life and career

Carlo Antonio Testore was born in

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, the son of Carlo Giuseppe Testore, also a noted luthier, and worked in the family's workshop under the "Sign of the Eagle" on Contrada Larga in Milan. The workmanship and appearance of his instruments is considered rough, but the tonal quality is excellent. One of his basses was owned and played by the noted bassist Giovanni Bottesini. He was prolific, and most active as a luthier from 1715 to 1745. His violincellos are highly prized. Testore's brother Paolo Antonio Testore was also a luthier, and their sons Giovanni, son of Carlo, and Gennaro(?), son of Paolo, continued the family business in Milan during the 1760s. Jiří Panocha of the

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plays a 1743 violin by Carlo Antonio Testore.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Testore, Carlo Antonio 1687 births 1765 deaths Italian luthiers Businesspeople from Milan