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Silver mounted German workshop cello bow with a round stick made of Pernambuco wood. The ebony frog has a mother-of-pearl slide. Silver is used for ferrule, curved heelplate, underslide and button. The face protecting the tip is made plastic. A "whalebone" wrapping and a black thumb leather protect the stick near the frog.

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  • Specific materials/techniques:carved (woodwork), Pernambucano wood, silver, ebony, plastic
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  • Repository:Royal Academy of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Total length: 709mm; Height: 32mm; Weight: 81g