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Cello bow

stick: unidentified tropical hardwood, carved concave, round, with a crude 'hatchet'-head; frog: ivory, back slopes to an obliquely cut corner; it has a flange, but no lining, slide or ferrule; screw: iron; eye: brass; adjuster: ivory, faceted with a flat end; length 686, hair 561, diameter at frog 11.0, diameter at head 7.5, weight 65 gr.

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  • Period:18th century
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music