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Violin kit bow

Violin kit bow with open ivory frog.

  • Date:
    c.1830
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  • Collection:
    Ashmolean Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, probably
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  • Materials:wood, ivory, horsehair
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  • Repository:Ashmolean Museum
  • Measurements:476 mm bow overall length; 160 mm bow balance point length; 390 mm bow hair length; 31.5 g bow weight; 20.5 mm head length; 21.3 mm head height; 9.2 cm head width; 7.5 mm head hair width; 38.5 mm frog length; 17.8 mm frog height; 9.9 mm frog width; 7.5 mm frog hair width; 12 mm adjuster length