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Violoncello bow
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Violoncello bow

Date1990 ca.
Place MadeMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America
Serial No.250
SignedBranded on stick toward player, upside down: R.ZABINSKI MPLS.
MarkingsTyped on paper label inside stick mortise: 250
DescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule, heel-plate, and nickel-silver lining; abalone eyes and slide; two silver pins in heel-plate on underside of frog; on silver pin in heel plate near stick; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two silver rings; one silver pin in one facet on inner ring; abalone eye
Tip plate: ebony-lined silver; one silver pin each in front of and behind hair ribbon
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black lizard leather
DimensionsStick length: 697 mm
Head height: 27.2 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.9 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.1 mm (top to bottom); 5.8 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: 9.6 mm (top to bottom); 9.7 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23.8-24.0 mm
Frog length (top): 49.1 mm
Frog length (bottom): 50.3 mm
Frog width (top): 9.5 mm (front) - 9.6 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 13.4 mm (back) -14.2 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 78.8 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15855
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