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

Barnes, Robert

London · 1765 to 1794

Historical maker

Named in 5 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 7.
As printed on this page: "Barnes, Robert. Pupil of Thomas Smith at the "Harp and Hautboy" in Piccadilly; a fellow-apprentice was John Norris, with whom he started a business in 1765. No instruments of theirs is known except a violon…"
Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 241, scan 265.
BARNES, Robert. Pupil of Thomas Smith; set up with John Norris, 1765; employed Aireton, but used their own trade label.
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Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 33, scan 55. Held as more than one scan.
Robert Barnes, violin maker
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Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 33, scan 55. Held as more than one scan.
Barnes, Robert. — London. 1765. 1794.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 13, scan 35. Held as more than one scan.
BARNES, ROBERT, London, 1765 to 1794.
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Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 30, scan 34.
Barnes, Robert. — London. 1765. 1794
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  • Entries from 5 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.
  • The book prints more than one entry under this name
  • 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:

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