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Viola bow
Made of snakewood this bow is an early example with a screw mechanism for adjusting the tension in the horsehair.
- Date:
c.1755 - Maker:
Smith, Thomas - Collection:
Ashmolean Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London)
- Measurements:5 mm stick smallest point width; 6.5 mm stick 1/4 hair length width; 7.5 mm stick 1/2 hair length width; 8.4 mm stick 3/4 hair length width; 8.5 mm stick front of frog width; 8.6 mm stick end of stick width; 4.5 mm stick smallest point height; 6.2 mm stick 1/4 hair length height; 7.3 mm stick 1/2 hair length height; 8.3 mm stick 3/4 hair length height; 8.5 mm stick front of frog height; 8.6 mm stick end of stick height; 732 mm bow overall length; 247 mm bow balance point length; 600 mm bow hair length; 60.5 g bow weight; 33 mm head length; 8.4 mm head width; 6.5 mm head hair width; 58.7 mm frog length; 23.5 mm frog height; 10 mm frog width; 7.5 mm frog hair width; 17.9 mm adjuster length