Gasparo Duiffopruggar (1514 – c. 1570) was an instrument maker. His originally German family name was also spelled Tieffenbrucker, Tiefenbrugger, Tiefenbrucker, Teufenbrugger, Tuiffenbrugger, Deuffenbrugger, Dieffopruchar, Dieffoprughar, Duyfautbrocard, Duiffopruggar, Duiffoprugcar, Dubrocard, Dieffoprukhar, Diafopruchar, Thiphobrucar, Fraburgadi, his first name also Kaspar, Caspar or Gaspard.[1] Duiffopruggar is believed to have been born near Füssen in Bavaria, Germany, and had moved to Lyon, France, where he did most of his work, by 1553. He was one of the first to produce the violin in its modern form.[2]
Gasparo Duiffopruggar, engraving by Pierre Woeiriot (1532–1599)
Duiffopruggar instruments are rare and tend to be of the viol family. Most instruments bearing his labels are imagined reproductions of his instruments. The best examples come from the workshop of the Parisian violin-maker, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. They were made for Vuillaume by Honoré Derazey (1794–1883) and sold to the public to supply the demand for older instruments. These instruments can be distinguished from the originals, however, by discrepancies in the labels of the violin, and more importantly, the workmanship and type of the instrument.
Because no violin has ever been actually discovered to have been made by Tieffenbrucker, the current belief is that "Duiffopruggar" never actually made any violins, but rather that he made almost only lutes and sold different instruments of other makers, and his name was used to sell a brand of commercial instruments made for Vuillaume.
^Recent discovery (see Pio book) should prove that Gasparo da Salò instruments were exported in those years to Lyon by the Venetian luthier Abramo Tieffenbrucker, a probable relative (nephew) of Gasparo Duiffopruggar (Tieffenbrucker).
Bibliographyedit
Farga, Franz, Violins & Violinists. Trans. Egon Larson with Bruno Raikin. New York: Frederick A. Prager, 1969.
"The Tieffenbrucker family and its collaborators", ch. XVI in Viol and Lute Makers of Venice 1490–1630 by Stefano Pio (2012), Ed. Venice Research, ISBN9788890725203.
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Encyclopedia Smithsonian, Gaspard Duiffopruggar
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gasparo, duiffopruggar, 1514, 1570, instrument, maker, originally, german, family, name, also, spelled, tieffenbrucker, tiefenbrugger, tiefenbrucker, teufenbrugger, tuiffenbrugger, deuffenbrugger, dieffopruchar, dieffoprughar, duyfautbrocard, duiffopruggar, du. Gasparo Duiffopruggar 1514 c 1570 was an instrument maker His originally German family name was also spelled Tieffenbrucker Tiefenbrugger Tiefenbrucker Teufenbrugger Tuiffenbrugger Deuffenbrugger Dieffopruchar Dieffoprughar Duyfautbrocard Duiffopruggar Duiffoprugcar Dubrocard Dieffoprukhar Diafopruchar Thiphobrucar Fraburgadi his first name also Kaspar Caspar or Gaspard 1 Duiffopruggar is believed to have been born near Fussen in Bavaria Germany and had moved to Lyon France where he did most of his work by 1553 He was one of the first to produce the violin in its modern form 2 Gasparo Duiffopruggar engraving by Pierre Woeiriot 1532 1599 Duiffopruggar instruments are rare and tend to be of the viol family Most instruments bearing his labels are imagined reproductions of his instruments The best examples come from the workshop of the Parisian violin maker Jean Baptiste Vuillaume They were made for Vuillaume by Honore Derazey 1794 1883 and sold to the public to supply the demand for older instruments These instruments can be distinguished from the originals however by discrepancies in the labels of the violin and more importantly the workmanship and type of the instrument Because no violin has ever been actually discovered to have been made by Tieffenbrucker the current belief is that Duiffopruggar never actually made any violins but rather that he made almost only lutes and sold different instruments of other makers and his name was used to sell a brand of commercial instruments made for Vuillaume References editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gasparo Duiffopruggar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kaspar Tieffenbrucker profile Bayerisches Musiker Lexikon Online de accessed 3 October 2017 Recent discovery see Pio book should prove that Gasparo da Salo instruments were exported in those years to Lyon by the Venetian luthier Abramo Tieffenbrucker a probable relative nephew of Gasparo Duiffopruggar Tieffenbrucker Bibliography editFarga Franz Violins amp Violinists Trans Egon Larson with Bruno Raikin New York Frederick A Prager 1969 The Tieffenbrucker family and its collaborators ch XVI in Viol and Lute Makers of Venice 1490 1630 by Stefano Pio 2012 Ed Venice Research ISBN 9788890725203 Abstract and indexExternal links editEncyclopedia Smithsonian Gaspard Duiffopruggar nbsp This German musical biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gasparo Duiffopruggar amp oldid 1174139317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
