Tieffenbrucker is a large multigenerational family of
luthiers, originally from
Bavaria, active in
Venice and
Padua,
Italy 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 in Prague.
Lundberg, Robert (2002). "Historical Lute Construction"
ISBN0-9626447-4-9
"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