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Bow

Method of hair tightening: simple screw mechanism, no ferrule. Stick: made of meatwood; cross section round, octagonal only after brown leather padding, which was previously tied with thread, now missing; no wiring. Head: facing: plain; rhomboid plane. Frog: made of ebony; rectangular plane with c-shape undercut; rear corner rounded; screw cap ebony of octagonal cross section; screw made of iron; eyelet of brass.

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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 717mm. Stick diameter at head: 8mm. Stick diameter at frog: 12mm. Playing length of hair: 605mm to ferrule. Overall length of hair: 655mm. Width of hair at frog: 11.5mm at ferrule. Hair to stick at head: 18.5mm. Hair to stick at frog: 19mm to padding. Max concavity: 15mm at 260mm from head. Weight: 83g.