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Cello bow

stick: modern in style, but short, in fine pernambuco, polished to rich golden brown, cut octagonally the first quarter, then round; (later) silver wire lapping; head: ebony lined, with silver face and point; frog: ivory, cut at the corner, with pearl slide, silver back-plate and ferrule; screw: iron; eye: brass; adjuster: ivory cylinder with octagonal silver cap; length 712, hair 597; diameter at frog 10.0, diameter at head 7.0, weight 85.3 gr.

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  • Period:early 19th century
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  • Inscriptions:unsigned; on ferrule: Dragonetti (cursive)
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music