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Bow

Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of pernambuco, dark brown; cross section is round, octagonal for only c. 30mm at frog end; no wrapping or padding at frog. Head: facing: plain; square plug; triangular plane. Frog: made of ivory; rectangular plane with c-shape undercutting; rectangular cross-section at rear face, narrowed in the middle; screw cap made of ivory & silver but does not fit well to the stick and seems to be a replacement; screw made of iron; eyelet of brass.

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  • Inscriptions:"G MATTHEWS" on thumb and index finger sides of the stick
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 703mm. Stick diameter at head: 6mm. Stick diameter at frog: 10mm. Playing length of hair: 600mm. Overall length of hair: 655mm. Width of hair at frog: 10mm. Hair to stick at head: 20mm. Hair to stick at frog: 17mm. Max concavity: 14mm at 350mm from head. Weight: 64g.