Bow for violoncello.

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Instrument

Bow/Bows/Bows/Musical Instrument ; Bow

Instrument Family

Bows

Date Made

Probably 19th century

Description

0336 Technical description: The homemade-looking stick was made from two pieces, or has had its head replaced; the head forms one piece and the stick itself another. The round, concave stick is made of varnished hardwood resembling snakewood and ends in a large, rectangular head, vaguely resembling a modern head design. The thick headface is made of ivory. The screw-mechanism, rounded frog is made from varnished wood matching the stick and has a brass underslide which is attached by screws. The screw eye is also brass. The frog has metal ferrule with rounded edges, a seam along the middle of the top, and a wooden ferrule wedge. The frog also has an ivory slide, and a metal heelplate. The bone button is octagonal with a rim. Measurements: Weight: 78.5g. Hair length: 536mm. Balance point: 227.5mm. Head height: 35.1mm. Head width: 15.4mm. Face length: 36.0mm. Tip diameter: 6.5mm. Frog diameter: 9.7mm. Nipple range: 2.0 to 2.2mm. Period of oscillation: 1.39. Distance from pivot to tail: 76.9mm. Button length: 18.2mm. Ferrule width: 16.6mm. Frog + stick height: 35.6mm. Frog top length: 55.7mm. No inscriptions. The ferrule is not flush against the frog. The heelplate and slide are not flush against the frog. Illustration references: World-Wide Web picture at http://music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ Current ownership: Gift of B. Rattray, 1986.

Notes

Brenda Neece, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004.

Measurements

657.

Provenance

Gift of B. Rattray, 1986.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2531

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