| RCM 588
Cello bow, English style of stick and head, mounts by the Elder Knopf, 19th century 
Inscriptions | None | | Description | Method of hair tightening: screw mechanism, frog with ferrule | | | Stick: made of meatwood with black stripes/lines; cross section round, octagonal for at least the 65mm beyond metal wire and black leather padding; the end of the stick is reinforced by a new silver ring |  | Head: facing: ivory also embracing the tip: trapezoid plane; plug semi-circle shape |  | Frog: made of ebony with mother-of-pearl inlay on both sides depicting leaves and acorns; trapezoid plane with c-shape undercut; rear corner perpendicular; brass ferrule; mother-of-pearl slide; silver backplate; screw cap is octagonal in cross section, inlaid with 8 small mother-of-pearl panels, one on each face, with ebony edging; tip of the cap has a mother-of-pearl eye within an ebony ring; screw made of iron (rust); eyelet of brass | Dimensions | Overall length: 727
Max diameter at head: 8
Max diameter at frog: 11
Playing length of hair: 612
Overall length of hair: 628
Width of hair at frog: 13
Hair to stick at head: 21
Hair to stick at frog: 20
Max concavity: 14 @ 300 from head
Weight: 95g | Provenance | Amaryllis Fleming Foundation, 2002 | Additional remarks | | | | | | | Top of Page | | |
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