Violoncello Bow
Date1938-2001 ca.
Place MadeWernitzgrün, Upper Saxony, Germany, Europe
SignedStamped on stick handle toward player: HEINZ DOLLING ∗∗∗Stamped on bow frog toward player: H / D [enclosed in sunburst, in turn enclosed in two leaf sprigs]
DescriptionStick: octagonal; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; abalone eyes; abalone slide; brass screws through lining into frog on each side of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two silver rings; silver pins in one facet on each ring; abalone eye; abalone rectangles inlaid into each facet
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 695 mm
Head height: 28.3 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.9 mm
Stick width near tip: 5.9 mm (top to bottom); 5.9 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.9 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.2 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.9-23.6 mm
Frog length (top): 51.7 mm
Frog length (bottom): 51.7 mm
Frog width (top): 9.0 mm (front) - 9.4 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.4 mm (back) -14.7 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 88.5 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15850
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1895-1910 ca.