Violoncello bow
Maker
John Clutterbuck
Trade Name
Rameau
Date1984
Place MadeBicester, Oxfordshire, England, Europe
SignedBranded on stick handle toward player: RAMEAUMarkingsStamped into stick underneath frog in front of mortise: 84 [second digit overstamped and unclear] / 1
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule and heel-plate; nickel-silver lining; abalone eyes surrounded by silver rings (Parisian eyes), highly figured abalone slide; silver pin in heel-plate on underside of frog; two overlapping silver pins in heelplate at back of frog near stick; nickel-silver pin through lining into frog behind eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two silver rings; silver pins in one facet of each ring; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined silver; two silver pins each in front of and behind mortise
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 694 mm
Head height: 27.3 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.3 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.8 mm (top to bottom); 8.7 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.5 mm (top to bottom); 9.4 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.8-23.7 mm
Frog length (top): 50.2 mm
Frog length (bottom): 52.3 mm
Frog width (top): 9.6 mm (front) - 9.6 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 15.0 mm (back) -15.1 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 83.2 grams
ProvenanceThis bow was purchased by Robert Cancelosi from William Moennig & Son, Ltd., in 1996.
Documentation and Certification:
Certificate of Authenticity from William Moennig and Son, Ltd., Philadelphia, May 1996
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15852
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