Cello bow
Bass bow, Markneukirchen, 19th century
£1,800
A strong 19th-century bass bow with a slab-cut fruitwood stick and monorail frog.
- Maker
- Markneukirchen school
- Origin
- Markneukirchen, Germany
- Date
- 19th century
- Size
- Bass · 121 g · balance 252 mm
- Condition
- Restored in the Philip Brown workshop
Slab-cut fruitwood stick, probably cherry, with a triangular cross-section. Monorail frog with an Indian rosewood adjuster; mounts in fruitwood, ebony and Indian rosewood.
Playing: strong.
| Weight | 121 g |
| Balance point | 252 mm |
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