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Violin bow

stick: concave, brown polish covering grain; frog: yellowed ivory, without slide or ferrule, with flat sides; end: concave, slightly shaped at heel, with an incised groove; adjuster: ivory, with narrow waist; screw: iron; eye: brass; length 725, hair 619, diameter at frog 9.0, diameter at head 5.0, weight 53.3 gr.

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  • Decorative elements:fluted, with additional fine raised lines in the first third; fluting continued around the pike’s head
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music