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Bow

Method of hair tightening: screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of dark brown ?pernambuco; cross section octagonal; no grip present, but there are marks from leather padding 70mm long, 103–173mm from the frog end. Head: facing: ivory strip also embraces the tip; almond shape; trapezoid plane. Frog: solid ebony; almost rectangular plane with c-shape inner undercut; mother-of-pearl eyes; rear end has trapezoid cross-section; screw cap of ebony, tip with iron eye (from the screw); screw made of iron; eyelet of brass.

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  • Inscriptions:"FORSTER" stamped on thumb and index finger sides of the frog.
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 703mm. Stick diameter at head: 7.5mm. Stick diameter at frog: 10.5mm. Playing length of hair: 586mm. Overall length of hair: 640mm. Width of hair at frog: 11mm. Hair to stick at head: 19mm. Hair to stick at frog: 19mm. Max concavity: 13mm at 265mm from head. Weight: 88g.