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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of pernambuco, medium brown, varnished; cross section round, octagonal for c. 130mm at frog end; no grip; the end of the stick reinforced with a brass ring. Head: facing: ivory strip embracing the tip; trapezoid plug; the head is narrow and long with a tip raised up; triangular plane. Frog: made of ebony; rectangular plane with an oval hole and small c-shape undercutting; ebony screw cap of octagonal cross-section; screw made of iron; eyelet of brass.

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  • Inscriptions:"JRG" stamped on thumb side of stick.
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 728mm. Stick diameter at head: 7mm. Stick diameter at frog: 10mm. Playing length of hair: 598mm. Overall length of hair: 664mm. Width of hair at frog: 11mm. Hair to stick at head: 13mm. Hair to stick at frog: 20mm. Max concavity: 5mm at 330mm from head. Weight: 64g.