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Violin bow

A late pernambuco bow finely inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

  • Date:
    c.1830
  • Maker:
    Knopf, Christian Wilhelm [Person]
  • Collection:
    Ashmolean Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Markneukirchen (Timezone: Europe/Berlin)
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  • Materials:pernambuco, silver, mother-of-pearl, gold, horsehair
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  • Repository:Ashmolean Museum
  • Measurements:5.3 mm stick smallest point width; 6.8 mm stick 1/4 hair length width; 7.7 mm stick 1/2 hair length width; 8 mm stick 3/4 hair length width; 8.4 mm stick front of frog width; 8.5 mm stick end of stick width; 5.3 mm stick smallest point height; 6.7 mm stick 1/4 hair length height; 7.6 mm stick 1/2 hair length height; 8 mm stick 3/4 hair length height; 8.5 mm stick front of frog height; 8.5 mm stick end of stick height; 746 mm bow overall length; 262 mm bow balance point length; 642 mm bow hair length; 64 g bow weight; 22.8 mm head length; 24.8 mm head height; 10.2 cm head width; 9.5 mm head hair width; 49 mm frog length; 20.9 mm frog height; 13.5 mm frog width; 12.5 mm frog hair width; 15 mm adjuster length