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Violoncello Bow

Date1960-1970 ca.

Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Upper Saxony, Germany, Europe

SignedBranded on stick toward player: *ALBERT NÜRNBERGER*
MarkingsPrinted on green labelmaker tape, on back of frog heel: 446463
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; mother-of-pearl eyes surrounded by silver rings (Parisian eyes), mother-of-pearl slide; two silver pins in heel-plate on underside of frog; nickel-silver pins through lining into frog on each side of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two silver rings; one large silver pin in one facet on inner ring; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 697 mm
Head height: 26.7 mm
Head width (bottom): 10.6 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 6.3 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 8.9 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.7 mm (top to bottom); 9.8 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 22.6-22.9 mm
Frog length (top): 51.5 mm
Frog length (bottom): 52.1 mm
Frog width (top): 9.4 mm (front) - 9.3 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 13.6 mm (back) -14.1 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 78.1 grams
ProvenanceThis bow was purchased by Robert Cancelosi from Carl Becker in 2005.
Documentation and Certification:
Certificate of Authenticity from Isaac Salchow, New York, Dec. 2004 (as by a member of the Nürnberger family) Certificate of Authenticity from Carl Becker Jr, Chicago, Jan. 2005 (#1050) (as by a member of the Nürnberger family)

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

Object number15848

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