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Violin bow

stick: concave, snakewood, with long shallow pike’s head; frog ivory, with bevelled heel; screw iron, with fine thread; eye: brass; adjuster: ivory, with slight green tinge; length 705, hair 578, diameter at frog 9.0, diameter at head 5.0, weight 52.1 gr.

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  • Decorative elements:fluting in upper two-thirds, then reeding
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music