Thomas Perry | |
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| Born | c. 1738 County Laois, Ireland |
| Died | November 1818 (aged 79–80) Dublin, Ireland |
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| Movement | Irish school |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Smyth (m. 1766) |
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Thomas Perry (Irish: Tomás de Poire; c. 1738 – November 1818) was an Irish luthier who introduced a type of bowed psaltery known as the cither viol or sultana.[2] He is regarded as one of Ireland's most influential violin makers and is often referred to as 'The Irish Stradivari'.[3] Perry's output was quite prolific and his shop has been credited with making over 4,000 instruments. His violins are usually numbered on the button and inscribed just below the button "PERRY DUBLIN".
- ^ Morris, William Meredith (1920). British Violin Makers (2 ed.). London: Pelican Publishing.
- ^ Poulopoulos, Panagiotis; Durkin, Rachael (May 2016). "'A very mistaken identification': the 'sultana' or 'cither viol' and its links to the bowed psaltery, viola d'amore and guittar" (PDF). Early Music. 44 (2): 307–331. doi:10.1093/em/caw047.
- ^ Tighe, Joan (December 1962). "Thomas Perry of Anglesea Street, Dublin" (PDF). Dublin Historical Record. 18 (1): 24–31. doi:10.1093/em/caw047. JSTOR 30102744.