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Bass bow

stick: pernambuco, cut octagonally for ca. one third of its length, while the rest is round, no lapping; head: horse's nose, faced with ivory; frog: ebony with nickel lining and ferrule; eyes and slide in pearl; screw: iron; eye: brass; adjuster: octagonal, nickel and ivory; length 680, hair 516, diameter at frog 18.0, diameter at head 14.0, weight 167 gr.

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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music