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Violoncello Bow

Date1980-1989 ca.

Place MadeOstrach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

ModelExquisit

SignedBranded on stick handle toward player at frog position: [sideways treble clef representing initials G P] K.GERHARD PENZEL [sideways treble clef representing initials G P]

Branded on stick handle toward player near adjuster: EXQUISIT
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco; frog travels in slightly recessed area of two facets
Frog: tortoiseshell; rose-gold ferrule and heel-plate; no lining; highly figured green abalone eyes surrounded by rose gold rings (Parisian eyes), highly figured green abalone slide; two rose gold pins in heel-plate on underside of frog and one at back of frog; heel-plate ends halfway up backside of frog, the remained inset with highly figured green abalone piece; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two rose gold rings; rose gold pin in one facet of each ring; highly figured green abalone eye; each facet between rings covered with highly figured green abalone
Tip plate: ebony-lined white plastic
Wrapping: alternating light and dark baleen or imitation baleen strips
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 697 mm
Head height: 26.3 mm
Head width (bottom): 12.1 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.9 mm (top to bottom); 6.7 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 9.0 mm (top to bottom); 9.0 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.3 mm (top to bottom); 9.4 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.4-23.3 mm
Frog length (top): 51.0 mm
Frog length (bottom): 51.6 mm
Frog width (top): 9.4 mm (front) - 9.2 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.8 mm (back) -14.5 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 79.5 grams
ProvenanceProvenance:
These bows were purchased by Robert Cancelosi in 1991 from Hans Weisshaar.
Documentation and Certification:
Certificates of authenticity from Hans Weisshaar, Los Angeles, May 1991.

Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024

Object number15847

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