London · 1710
Historical maker
Named in 2 books.
What the books printed
Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets, 1901. Page 264, scan 272. Held as more than one scan.
BARNES (ROBERT). — Londres, 1710. Il travaillait avec Thomas Smith : A la Harp and Hautboy, à Piccadilly, lorsqu’il devint l’associé de John Norris¹.
The violin, Hart, George. London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884. Page 286, scan 366.
Barnes, Robert, 1710. Worked with Thomas Smith at the Harp and Hautboy in Piccadilly. Afterwards partner with John Norris.
- Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.
- The dates given may belong to more than one person
- May be the same person as Barnes, Robert
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 9 more Barnes pages under B.
Same town, same time
162 other London makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:
- 1700 to 1751 Cross, N
- 1700 to 1750 Cross, Nathaniel
- 1705 to 1810 Dodd, E.
- 1705 to 1810 Dodd, Edward I.
- 1714 Barret, John
- 1714 to 1740 Barrett, John