Violoncello Bow
Maker
Heinz Dölling
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
ProvenanceUnknown. Because the Moennig firm in Philadelphia was both friends with Mr. Dölling and active import agents for his work, it probably arrived in this country through that firm and was possibly sold to the decedent by them.
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15850
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