I saw a "cheapo" mandolin fairly recently, made in China,apparently by ,it said on the headstock, "Barnes & Mullins"-------So I assumed it was one of those "made- up- to- suit- the- Western- consumer" type names, of which the Orientals are so fond ?? And you are saying that Barnes & Mullins is a pukka,kosher old firm then ??
Gosh !!
       Didn't Pete Stanley die a year or two back ?? Or am I thinking of the wrong Pete ( East Anglia--goofy teeth--"Pike County Breakdown"--"Back in the Saddle Again".....??).