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    Amati > Makers Archive > T > J. Torin

    J. Torin

    worked 1789–1800

    TORIN, J. Worked circa. 1789-1800 London UK. Established in Shug Lane (now Tichborne Street), Haymarket. Described in a press advertisement of 1789 as ‘Musical Instrument maker and Musician’. Typical London trade work. Sloping soundholes. Oil varnish of good quality, small volute. — John Dilworth
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    TORIN, J. Worked circa. 1789-1800 London UK. Established in Shug Lane (now Tichborne Street), Haymarket. Described in a press advertisement of 1789 as ‘Musical Instrument maker and Musician’. Typical London trade work. Sloping soundholes. Oil varnish of good quality, small volute. Rarely encountered; no known labels. Sometimes signed internally. Branded beneath back button: ‘Torin, Shug Lane, London’

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