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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of pernambuco, dark brown; cross section round, octagonal for c. 170 mm at frog end; grip of light colour leather padding at frog. Head: facing: inner strip of ebony and outer of ivory; the head consists of two parts of wood, almost invisibly glued together; square wedge; on triangular plane. Frog: made of ivory; parallelogram plane, narrowing in the middle with c-shape inner undercutting; shape typical of Dodd’s frog design; screw cap made of ivory; screw made of iron; eyelet of brass. The frog does not fit the stick.

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  • Inscriptions:"DODD" stamped on index finger side of frog, by top edge.
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 704mm. Stick diameter at head: 7.5mm. Stick diameter at frog: 10mm. Playing length of hair: 600mm. Overall length of hair: 645mm. Width of hair at frog: 10mm. Hair to stick at head: 17.5mm. Hair to stick at frog: 22mm. Max concavity: 17mm at 290mm from head. Weight: 72g.