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Violin bow

stick: pernambuco, octagonal to silver wire binding, then round to a finely cut head with a long nose, lined and faced with ebony and ivory; frog: ivory, lined and silver-mounted, with pearl slide, back plate and eyes; screw: iron; eye: brass; adjuster: octagonal, of ivory and silver; length 260, hair 205, diameter at frog 5.5, diameter at head 3.5, weight 12.3 gr.

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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music