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Violoncello bow
Violoncello bow
Violoncello bow

Violoncello bow

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Cello bow
Date1885 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
SignedBranded on stick at handle toward player: J. TUBBS
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; abalone eyes, highly figured abalone slide; silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog; two silver pins through heel plate near slide on bottom; one silver pin near stick at back of heel; one metal pin through lining in front of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony covered in silver
Tip plate: ebony-lined silver; two silver pins each in front of and behind mortise
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 692 mm
Head height: 26.8 mm
Head width (bottom): 12.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.2 mm (top to bottom); 5.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.5 mm (top to bottom); 8.5 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.3 mm (top to bottom); 9.1 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 24.0 mm
Frog length (top): 51.6 mm
Frog length (bottom): 52.9 mm
Frog width (top): 8.8 mm (front) - 9.0 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 13.7 mm (back) - 14.2 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 77.5 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15851
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