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Viola bow

concave stick of dense pernambuco, fluted finely for the first third, then more broadly to long shallow beak; frog ebony, with square end, plain pearl slide and back plate, silver ferrule, brass eye, steel screw; adjuster is silver on ebony

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  • Period:mid 18th century
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music