Double bass bow
Date1795-1813 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelDragonetti model
Serial No.none
SignednoneDescriptionThis bow is made to the model of the famous Italian bassist Domenico Dragonetti, who moved to London in 1794. The distinctive high head and sloped profile of his bow became a popular model due to Dragonetti's fame as a virtuoso bass soloist. This bow is similar to examples branded by Panormo around the turn of the 19th century.
Stick: pernamuco; round
Frog: rosewood; silver ferrule; fixed tension with ebony pin and steel screw through top of stick into frog
Tip plate: none
DimensionsStick length: 683 mm
Head height: 60 mm
Head width (bottom): 19.4 mm
Stick width near tip: 10.2 mm (top to bottom); 11.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 11.1 mm (top to bottom); 11.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 12.7 mm (top to bottom); 12.7 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 60.8 mm (front)
Frog length (top): 68.5 mm
Frog width (bottom): 16.0 mm (front); 13.7 mm (back)
Weight: 109.8 grams
ProvenanceGift of Andrew Dipper, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999.
Published References“Recent Acquisitions,” America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 26, No. 2 (May 1999), pp. 6-7.
Credit LineGift of Andrew Dipper, 1999
Object number06720
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