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Bow

Method of hair tightening: frog and hair missing. Stick: made of ?pernambuco, bright brown with a lot of cherry-colour; cross section round, octagonal for c. 150mm at frog end; no padding or wiring. Head: facing: plain; trapezoid plane; hollowed hole for trapezoid plug. Frog: missing. Twisted towards index finger side; there are signs of glue on the head’s face and inside the wedge hole.

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  • Inscriptions:"VI" carved on the stick 65mm before hollowed hole for frog eyelet
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 687mm. Stick diameter at head: 6mm. Stick diameter at frog: 10mm. Max concavity: 18mm at 290mm from head. Weight: 57g.