Violin bow

Date1920-1940 ca.

Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Upper Saxony, Germany

Model714

Serial No.none

SignedBranded on stick toward player, under varnish: [hollow, five-point star] G.A.PFRETZSCHNER [hollow, five-point star]
Branded on underside of stick behind frog, under varnish: GERMANY
MarkingsScratched on frog lining: X V
DescriptionStick: octagonal; varnished brazilwood
Head: minimally chamfered
Frog: ebony; nickel-silver ferrule (later), heel-plate, and lining; nickel-silver pins in heel-plate on underside of frog and at back of frog near handle; abalone eyes enclosed in silver rings; nickel-silver-lined mother-of-pearl slide; back edge of frog chamfered; bottom edges of frog filed down to fit later ferrule
Adjuster: nickel-silver
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: brown leather
DimensionsStick length: 729 mm
Head height: 22.5 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.8 mm
Stick width near tip: 4.6 mm (top to bottom); 4.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.6 mm (top to bottom); 7.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.1 mm (top to bottom); 7.9 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 19.9 mm (front); 20.5 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 42.8 mm
Frog length (bottom): 46.4 mm
Frog width (top): 8.4 mm (front); 8.1 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 13.5 mm (front); 13.3 mm (back)
Weight: 65.2 grams

Credit LineGift of E. M. Parsen, 2004

Object number10620

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