Violin bow
Maker
Joseph Alfred Lamy
Dateca. 1900-1910
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
SignedBranded on stick, the lettering facing up: [illeg., possibly A.LAMY·A·PARISDescriptionThis high quality French bow is heavily worn and was used for many years by the concertmaster of the Sioux City Symphony, David Elder. Following restoration by Rodney Mohr, it has joined the playing collection of the museum. Stick: round; pernambuco
Frog: ebony; silver ferrule, heel-plate, and lining; pins, now restored, through lining into frog just in front of eyelet and just in front of back edge; silver pins in heel-plate on underside and at back of frog; front corners of ferrule rounded; abalone eyes enclosed in silver rings; abalone slide
Adjuster: ebony overlaid with silver; silver pin on one facet; adjuster attributed to Joseph Arthur Vignernon by Philip Kass
Tip plate: ebony-lined ivory
Wrapping: silver
Grip: black leatherDimensionsStick length: 730 mm
Head height: 23.1 mm
Head width (bottom): 9.2 mm
Stick width near tip: 4.8 mm (top to bottom); 4.6 mm (side to side)
Stick width near middle: 7.9 mm (top to bottom); 7.8 mm (side to side)
Stick width at end of handle: 7.3 mm (top to bottom); 7.5 mm (side to side)
Frog height: 19.4 mm (front); 19.4 mm (back)
Frog length (top): 43.5 mm
Frog length (bottom): 45.0 mm
Frog width (top): 7.5 mm (front); 7.8 mm (back)
Frog width (bottom): 12.7 mm (front); 12.7 mm (back)
Weight: 58.3 gramsProvenanceUsed by David Elder, Yankton, South Dakota, for many years until his death on June 28, 2005. Elder was the concertmaster of the Sioux City (Iowa) Symphony.
Credit LineGift of David G. Elder, 1990
Object number04915
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