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Bass bow

stick: pernambuco, octagonal for a quarter of its length, with unlined 'semi-pike' head; frog: yellowed ivory, open, without eye, slide or ferrule; slightly concave sides, rounded heel, a plain arch cut out at front; screw: iron; eye: brass; adjuster: cylinder of ivory with round disc at end; length 695, hair 532, diameter at frog 16.0, diameter at head 11.0, weight 149.2 gr.

  • Date:
    late 18th century
  • Maker:
    Norris & Barnes
  • Collection:
    Royal Northern College of Music
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
  • Culture:
  • Period:late 18th century
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  • Inscriptions:stamped on frog: NORRIS & BARNES|paper label (27 x 14) stuck on rh flank of frog inscribed 'Bottesini' in archaic handwriting in ink
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music