Object Details
- Description
This bow was made by William Salchow in New York, New York, in 1976. It is a violin bow, with a fluted octagonal dark brown snakewood stick terminating in a pike head, and a plain ebony frog and button. This baroque model bow was acquired for use in recreating baroque performance practices. The bow is stamped:
SALCHOW NY
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Salchow, William
- date made
- 1976
- Physical Description
- snakewood (overall material)
- ebony (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- horsehair (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 3/8 in x 28 1/8 in; 3.175 cm x .9525 cm x 71.4375 cm
- Object Name
- bow
