Violin bow
Date2010
Place MadeOberlin, Ohio, United States, North America
SignedBranded on side of handle toward player: OBERLIN 2010MarkingsZigzag brand on underside of handle behind frog
DescriptionEach year at the Violin Society of America's summer workshop in Oberlin, Ohio, the bow makers construct a bow that they sell for beer money for the group. This is the bow they made for 2010.
Stick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining with two nickel-silver pins; abalone eyes; abalone slide
Adjuster: ebony; two silver bands with one silver pin each; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: blue thread and silver-tinsel-covered white thread
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 730 mm
Head height: 23.7 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.2 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.1 mm (top to bottom); 4.8 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.3 mm (top to bottom); 8.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.7 mm (top to bottom); 8.4 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 21.1 mm (front); 21.4 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 43.1 mm
Frog length (bottom): 45.0 mm
Frog width (top): 8.8 mm (front); 8.6 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 11.8 mm (front); 11.5 mm (back)
Weight: 60.6 grams
Credit LineGift of Geoffrey Allison, 2015
Object number15010
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