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Violoncello bow
Violoncello bow
Violoncello bow

Violoncello bow

Alternate name(s)
  • Cello bow
Date1920 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
SignedBranded on stick handle toward player, upside down: HUSSON PARIS
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; abalone eyes surrounded by silver rings (Parisian eyes), highly figured abalone slide; silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog; silver pins through lining into frog on each side of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony covered in silver; silver pin in one facet
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black snake leather
DimensionsStick length: 690 mm
Head height: 28.3 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.9 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.6 mm (top to bottom); 6.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 9.0 mm (top to bottom); 8.7 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.3 mm (top to bottom); 9.0 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.7-23.5 mm
Frog length (top): 51.6 mm
Frog length (bottom): 52.1 mm
Frog width (top): 9.4 mm (front) - 9.1 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 15.4 mm (back) -15.3 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 82.5 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2023
Object number15735
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