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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of snake wood, varnished and in burgundy colour; round cross section; no grip. Head: facing: plain; plug protrudes from the surface and enables the hair to be lifted; pike type head. Frog: made of ivory; rectangular plane with a simple c-shape undercut; rear corner perpendicular; screw cap made of ivory and tapered towards the middle with round cross section; slide made of iron; eyelet/nut of brass.

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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 598mm. Stick diameter at head: 5.5mm. Stick diameter at frog: 8mm. Playing length of hair: 492mm. Overall length of hair: 535mm. Width of hair at frog: 7mm. Hair to stick at head: 6.5mm. Hair to stick at frog: 17mm. Max concavity: 0. Weight: 42g.