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Violin bow
Violin bow
Violin bow

Violin bow

Date1988
Place MadeMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America
Modelbaroque
Serial No.none
Signedsigned on stick, under frog: R. ZABINSKI MPLS
DescriptionA reproduction of a baroque bow, made of snakewood. It is concave and has a swan-bill head and a movable frog (screw mechanism).

Screw adjuster is wood, not turned ivory, as on other Zabinski models.
DimensionsOverall length: 27 15/16”
Length of head: 1 ½”
Length of frog: 2 3/16”
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1988
Object number04380
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Not on view
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