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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a viola by Paolo Antonio Testore, Milan, c.1740
This illustration of a viola by Paolo Antonio Testore was published in The Strad, January 1973. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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VideoComparing a $62 factory violin to a $285,000 Testore
Classicaly trained violinist and prolific YouTuber Rob Landes visits Peter Prier & Sons in Salt Lake City, Utah, to compare a $62 factory violin bought from Amazon against a 1794 Vincenzo Panormo, an 1885 Giuseppe Scarampella and finally a 1700 Carlo Giuseppe Testore.
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a Carlo Antonio Testore violin, 1743
This illustration of a Carlo Antonio Testore violin was published in The Strad, November 1916. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Much of the work of the Testore family is roughly or carelessly finished, but that this was due to any lack of executive skill is ...