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Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of meatwood, dark chocolate brown/burgundy; cross section: mostly round, octagonal for c. 190mm at frog end; no grip. Head: plain facing; square plug wedge; elongated almond; triangular plane. Frog: made of ivory; parallelogram plane with a c-shape undercut; rear edge has an extra undercut; screw cap of ivory, with groove carved to create a button at the tip; screw made of iron; eyelet of brass.

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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 735mm. Stick diameter at head: 8mm. Stick diameter at frog: 10mm. Playing length of hair: 625mm. Overall length of hair: 664mm. Width of hair at frog: 9mm. Hair to stick at head: 18mm. Hair to stick at frog: 21mm. Max concavity: 9mm at 390mm from head. Weight: 49g.