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Violin bow

Date1894-1947 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
SignedStamped on handle toward player: W.A.PFRETSCHZNER * *

Stamped on underside of handle behind frog: GERMANY

Crest stamped on side of frog toward player
MarkingsScratched into frog lining in front of eyelet: XX
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; two nickel-silver screws secure lining to frog; silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog; two silver pins in heel-plate on back of frog; front corners of ferrule rounded; abalone eyes; abalone slide
Adjuster: ebonite; two nickel-silver bands; imitation plastic mother-of-pearl eye; adjuster later
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: alternating tan and black baleen strips
Grip: black leather

DimensionsStick length: 723 mm
Head height: 22.7 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.9 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.3 mm (top to bottom); 4.7 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.2 mm (top to bottom); 8.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 8.1 mm (top to bottom); 8.0 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 19.7 mm (front); 19.9 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 45.1 mm
Frog length (bottom): 45.8 mm
Frog width (top): 8.0 mm (front); 8.0 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 13.1 mm (front); 12.6 mm (back)
Weight: 56.6 grams


Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number15014
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