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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of ?pernambuco with big knot in the middle; cross-section: round, octagonal for c.110mm at frog end; no wrapping. Head: facing: 1mm strip of ox bone (yellow), embracing the tip as well; wooden trapezoidal plug; elongated almond shape; triangular plane. Frog: made of ivory; rectangular plane; internal contour between hair and stick: c-shape undercut; screw cap made of ivory, diameter 9mm, with a blackened line 2mm from the top; screw made of iron, protrudes 47.8mm; eyelet of brass. The stick is concave towards the thumb side.
- Date:
second half of 18th century - Maker:
Anonymous - Collection:
Royal College of Music Museum - Inventory number:
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England
- Measurements:Overall length: 697mm. Stick diameter at head: 5.5mm. Stick diameter at frog: 8.9mm. Playing length of hair: 592mm. Overall length of hair: 640mm. Width of hair at frog: 8.2mm. Hair to stick at head: 16.5mm. Hair to stick at frog: 20mm. Max concavity: 11mm at 310mm from head. Weight: 53g.