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Violin bow
Bow made of pernambuco. A Cramer type of bow, named after the soloist, Wilhelm Cramer (1746-99) and influenced by the work of the French maker, François Tourte.
- Date:
c.1795 - Maker:
Dodd, John [Person] - Collection:
Ashmolean Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London)
- Measurements:5.1 mm stick smallest point width; 6.3 mm stick 1/4 hair length width; 7.3 mm stick 1/2 hair length width; 8.1 mm stick 3/4 hair length width; 8.5 mm stick front of frog width; 8.5 mm stick end of stick width; 5.8 mm stick smallest point height; 6.5 mm stick 1/4 hair length height; 7.4 mm stick 1/2 hair length height; 8.2 mm stick 3/4 hair length height; 8.2 mm stick 3/4 hair length height; 8.7 mm stick front of frog height; 8.6 mm stick end of stick height; 735 mm bow overall length; 259 mm bow balance point length; 628 mm bow hair length; 48.5 g bow weight; 29.6 mm head length; 25.8 mm height height; 9.1 mm head width; 8.5 mm head width; 8.5 mm head hair width; 45.1 mm frog length; 20.9 mm frog height; 10.3 mm frog width; 8 mm frog hair width; 15.2 mm adjuster length