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Baroux, Lived

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker.

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    2. Barnia, Fedele, b. at Milan; settled in Venice. Probably a pupil of Pietro Guarneri. A small violoncello is known, of accurate proportions, with yellow varnish somewhat transparent, and good tone. Label: "Fedele Barnia, Milanese, fece in Venezia, l'anno 1761"; one dated 1715 was found in a very beautiful theorbo.
    4. Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker.
    6. Barrett, John. Worked about 1714-30 at the "Harp and Crown" in Piccadilly, London. A contemporary of Barak Norman and Nathaniel Cross. He made some good instruments on a long and arched pattern, but they all have ink-lines instead of purfle, and the fluting where the ink-lines are is very acute, forming almost the inner half of a circle; the tone of his violins is sweet but not powerful, the wood well-selected, the varnish a yellow colour. 1802, they were valued at 6 guineas, later at 8 or 10. A violoncello is mentioned as of beautiful tone. Labels: "John Barrett, at the Harp and Crown in Pickadilly, 1722"; "Made by John Barrett at ye Harp and Crown in Pickadilly, London, 1731."

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker.

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    2. Barnia, Fedele, b. at Milan; settled in Venice. Probably a pupil of Pietro Guarneri. A small violoncello is known, of accurate proportions, with yellow varnish somewhat transparent, and good tone. Label: "Fedele Barnia, Milanese, fece in Venezia, l'anno 1761"; one dated 1715 was found in a very beautiful theorbo.
    4. Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker.
    6. Barrett, John. Worked about 1714-30 at the "Harp and Crown" in Piccadilly, London. A contemporary of Barak Norman and Nathaniel Cross. He made some good instruments on a long and arched pattern, but they all have ink-lines instead of purflé, and the fluting where the ink-lines are is very acute, forming almost the inner half of a circle; the tone of his violins is sweet but not powerful, the wood well selected, the varnish a yellow colour. 1802, they were valued at 6 guineas, later at 8 or 10. A violoncello is mentioned as of beautiful tone. Labels: "John Barrett, at the Harp and Crown in Pickadilly, 1722"; "Made by John Barrett at ye Harp and Crown in Pickadilly, London, 1731."

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Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker. reported1
Places and dates of work
Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker. reported1
Places and dates of work
Baroux. Lived in Paris, 1830, at 57, rue du Petit-Carreau. He was a very able violin bow maker. reported1

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3 of the 3 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. Trade terms matched from the printed page: “bow maker”.

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  1. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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