Violoncello bow

Alternate name(s)

Cello bow

Date1920-1940 ca.

Place MadeSaxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe

ModelSartory

Serial No.none

SignedBranded on stick: E.SARTORY A PARIS
MarkingsScratched on frog lining: ||||
Written in pencil on tip plate: 75.5 / 8
Written in pencil on frog away from player and on slide: 8
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Head: long nose; rounded ridge
Handle: nipple off center
Frog: ebony; rounded back edge; nickel-silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; nickel-silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog and at back, near handle; front corners of ferrule chamfered; abalone eyes; abalone slide
Adjuster: pernambuco; two nickel-silver bands with one nickel-silver pin each; small imitation mother-of-pearl plastic eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: nickel-silver wire with black leather band
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 694 mm
Head height: 27.3 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.9 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.8 mm (top to bottom); 6.3 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 9.1 mm (top to bottom); 9.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.6 mm (top to bottom); 8.7 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.7 mm (front); 23.1 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 51.6 mm
Frog length (bottom): 51.1 mm
Frog width (top): 8.7 mm (front); 8.6 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.4 mm (front); 13.8 mm (back)
Weight: 74.7 grams

Credit LineGift of Lothar Meisel, 2006

Object number13004

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