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Violin bow

Made of pernambuco, this bow has a stick that is rounded, typical of John Dodd's bows.

  • Date:
    c.1820
  • Maker:
    Dodd, John [Person]
  • Collection:
    Ashmolean Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Materials:pernambuco, mother-of-pearl, ebony, silver, horsehair
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  • Inscriptions:inscription/mark: DODD (Stamped on the bow stick and the frog)
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  • Repository:Ashmolean Museum
  • Measurements:4.8 mm stick smallest point width; 6.8 mm stick 1/4 hair length width; 7.7 mm stick 1/2 hair length width; 8.4 mm stick 3/4 hair length width; 8.3 mm stick front of frog width; 8.2 mm stick end of stick width; 5 mm stick smallest point height; 6.7 mm stick 1/4 hair length height; 7.6 mm stick 1/2 hair length height; 8.4 mm stick 3/4 hair length height; 8.5 mm stick front of frog height; 8.5 mm stick end of stick height; 731 mm bow overall length; 258 mm bow balance point length; 631 mm bow hair length; 53 g bow weight; 24.8 mm head length; 22.9 mm head height; 9.8 mm head width; 9 mm head hair width; 46.6 mm frog length; 21.3 mm frog height; 12.1 mm frog width; 10 mm frog hair width; 15.3 mm adjuster length