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Catalog of rare old violins, violas and violoncellos; also bows of rare makes, 1917

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1minutest attention. The screws, often considered matters of small importance, are especially made from case hardened steel and are very durable.
3The following bows are all made in the shops of Messrs. Hill & Sons, near London, and differ in price according to the quality of materials, workmanship and the style of frogs used. The cheapest bows of the line, though plain in design, possess exceptional playing qualities.
5HILL'S VIOLIN BOWS
6For illustrations, see Plate V.
8Number G1448. Same description and illustration as No. G1447, but mounted with ebony frog trimmed in solid gold and with gold tip.
9Price: $75
11Number G1447. Pernambuco, very finest quality. Octagonal stick. Frog of tortoise-shell. Sterling silver trimmed. Pearl slide and pearl dot in sides, set in inlaid silver circle. Sterling silver screw tip with case-hardened screw. Whalebone thumb grip and wrapping. Sterling silver tip plate. Only most carefully selected Pernambuco goes into these sticks. This means that only one out of hundreds of Pernambuco sticks is suitable. These bows are counterparts of the best work of Francois Tourte. They have the greatest possible tone producing power and are the very best that modern skill and ingenuity can produce.
12Price: $55
14Number G1444. Pernambuco, finest quality. Round stick. Medium shade. Ebony frog. Pearl dot in side of frog, set in silver circle. Pearl slide. Octagonal shaped silver button. Case-hardened screw. Silver head plate and tip. Whalebone thumb grip and wrapping. This bow is representative of the most artistic modern workmanship and possesses large tone drawing power. It is a bow intended for an artist's use.
15Price: $40

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