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Violin bow 'Cramer' style
A bow made of Pernambuco. Similar ivory inlay on the top of the head is found on bows from France and Germany. The hammer-shaped head and inward curving stick are typical of bows on the Cramer type, named after the soloist, Wilhelm Cramer (1746-99).
- Date:
c.1780 - Maker:
- Collection:
Ashmolean Museum - Inventory number:
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Europe
- Measurements:5.4 mm stick smallest point width; 6.8 mm stick 1/4 hair length width; 8.2 mm stick 1/2 hair length width; 8.5 mm stick 3/4 hair length width; 8.5 mm stick front of frog width; 8.4 mm stick end of stick width; 5.4 mm stick smallest point height; 6.5 mm stick 1/4 hair length height; 8.2 mm stick 1/2 hair length height; 8.7 mm stick 3/4 hair length height; 8.5 mm stick front of frog height; 8.5 mm stick end of stick height; 711 mm bow overall length; 264 mm bow balance point length; 599 mm bow hair length; 53 g bow weight; 27.9 mm head length; 23.4 mm head height; 10.1 mm head width; 8.5 mm hair width; 46.3 mm frog length; 20.9 mm frog height; 10.6 mm frog width; 8 mm frog hair width; 16.1 mm adjuster length