Violoncello bow
Date1880-1914 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Euope
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Upper Saxony, Germany, Europe
ModelVoirin
SignedBranded on stick toward player, upside down: L.N.VOIRIN A PARISDescriptionStick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; low karat gold ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; abalone eyes, highly figured abalone slide; gold pin in heel-plate on underside of frog; silver pins through lining into frog on each side of eyelet; rounded heel
Adjuster: ebony with two low karat gold rings; gold pin in one facet of inner ring; abalone eye and rectangular abalone inlays in each facet
Tip plate: ebony-lined low karat gold
Wrapping: low karat gold
Grip: black leather
DimensionsStick length: 700 mm
Head height: 26.3 mm
Head width (bottom): 11.7 mm
Stick width near tip: 6.3 mm (top to bottom); 6.2 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 8.7 mm (top to bottom); 8.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 9.2 mm (top to bottom); 9.2 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 23..1-22.5 mm
Frog length (top): 51.9 mm
Frog length (bottom): 51.1 mm
Frog width (top): 9.2 mm (front) - 9.0 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 14.0 mm (back) -14.5 mm (ferrule)
Weight: 71.4 grams
Credit LineGift of Ken Cancelosi, in memory of Robert Cancelosi, 2024
Object number15857
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