Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Davis, Richard

London · b. about 1790, d. 1836

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 246, scan 270.
Davis, Richard. London; employed by Norris and Barnes; but when Norris died in 1818, he succeeded to the business. He knew little of violin-making, and always remained more of a dealer in, than a maker of, instruments.
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Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901. Page 267, scan 275. Held as more than one scan.
DAVIS (RICHARD). — Londres, fin xviii° siècle. Il travailla d'abord avec Norris et Barnes avant de s'établir.
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Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901. Page 267, scan 281. Held as more than one scan.
DAVIS (RICHARD). — Londres, fin xviiiie siècle. Il travailla d'abord avec Norris et Barnes avant de s'établir.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 19, scan 41. Held as more than one scan.
DAVIS (DAVIES), RICHARD, London, b. Busseage bei Stroud, about 1790, d. 1836.
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Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 198.
DAVIS (Richard) — London circa 1780-1830. Violins and guitars.
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  • Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

162 other London makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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