Tieffenbrucker is a large multigenerational family of

luthier A luthier ( ; AmE also ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" is originally French and comes from the French word for lute. The term was originally used for makers o ...

s, originally from

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, active in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

and

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

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from the beginning of the 16th century till around 1630. Several of their 16th- and 17th-century lutes are on display at the

Lobkowicz Palace The Lobkowicz Palace ( cs, Lobkowický palác) is a part of the Prague Castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the only privately owned building in the Prague Castle complex and houses the Lobkowicz Collections and Museum. The palace wa ...

in Prague.

References

*Lundberg, Robert (2002). "Historical Lute Construction" * "THE TIEFFENBRUCKER FAMILY and its collaborators" pp. 262 - 343, book "Viol and Lute Makers of Venice 1490 -1630" by Stefano Pio, Venice 2012, Ed. Venice research. www.veniceresearch.com Italian luthiers German luthiers Families of German ancestry Italian families {{Germany-music-bio-stub

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