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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of pernambuco, dark brown; cross section mostly round, octagonal for c. 150mm at frog end; no grip or wire winding. Head: facing covered with unoriginal piece of wood, marks of glue; outside part of the strip is painted white; triangular plane. Frog: made of ivory; on parallelogram plane, the cross-section narrowing towards the middle; c-shape undercut; screw cap made of ivory but with an unoriginal filling (repair) and a brass nail visible; slide made of iron; eyelet of brass.
- Date:
second half of 18th century - Maker:
Anonymous - Collection:
Royal College of Music Museum - Inventory number:
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England
- Measurements:Overall length: 725mm. Stick diameter at head: 5mm. Stick diameter at frog: 9mm. Playing length of hair: 630mm. Overall length of hair: 670mm. Width of hair at frog: 8mm. Hair to stick at head: 19mm. Hair to stick at frog: 18mm. Max concavity: 13mm at 380mm from head. Weight: 52g.