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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of pernambuco; cross-section: mainly round, although it may be octagonal under the binding which continues to the end of the stick; grip made of brown leather either side of wire-winding made of plastic in chevron pattern (dark & light brown); the end of the stick reinforced with a brass ring. Head: facing: plain wood with a rectangular wedge; elongated almond shape; rhomboid plane. Frog: made of ivory, basically on a parallelogram plane with carvings in Dodd style; c-shape inner undercutting; screw cap made of ox bone; screw of iron; eyelet of brass.

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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 720mm (button 14mm). Stick diameter at head: 6mm. Stick diameter at frog: 9.5mm. Playing length of hair: 622mm. Overall length of hair: 664mm. Width of hair at frog: 6mm. Hair to stick at head: 16mm. Hair to stick at frog: 20mm. Max concavity: 17mm at 300mm from head. Weight: 56g.