Nicolas
Stone
says "TOURSE Father"
born around 1700 – died in 1764
Father of François Xavier Tourte
Louis François Tourte's grandfather 1
3200
Pierre TOURTE, a carpenter originally, lived in Paris. He was born around 1700 and married Marie-Jeanne Pomard for the first time.
After the death of this first wife, he remarried with
Marguerite Geneviève Rollin, of which he had 2 children: Nicolas Leonard, says "The Elder", born in 1746 in Paris, François Xavier, says "The Young, born in 1748.
Pierre Tourte became a luthier-archetier, a profession he passed on to his two children. He died in 1764, while his children were still young.
Various recent books have studied the history and work of the Tourte archetors in detail, including:
"The Violin, men, works"by a collective of authors, Emmanuel Jaeger, Frédéric Laurent and Jean-Michel Molkhou, at Editions Montparnasse.
"The Arche " by Bernard Millant, Jean Francois Raffin, Bernard Gaudfroy and Loïc Le Canu, publisher L'Archet Editions, 2000.
And in English: "François-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker"Stewart Pollens and Henryk Kaston New York: Machold Rare Violins, 2001. http://www.stewartpollens.com/Publications.htm