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Historical Bows 
of the Vazquez Collection Connoisseurs know to value the role of an excellent bow in the performance on a string instrument: the bow is the soul of the instrument, as L’Abbé le Fils justly asserted. The collection encompasses over 40 original bows dating from 1680 to 1860 by some outstanding makers. Although the attribution of provenance of a bow is very difficult, the English expert, Andrew Dipper was able to identify the type and, in many cases, the name of the authors of many of these bows. 
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The historical bows of the Vazquez Collection
1. violin: Venice, ca.1680
1. violin: Venice, ca.1680
1. violin: Venice, ca.1680
2. violin: Venice, ca.1680 (twin to 1)
2. violin: Venice, ca.1680
2. violin: Venice, ca.1680
short French Lully bow or pochette
short French Lully bow or pochette
short French Lully bow or pochette
Long sonata bow, probably English
Long sonata bow, probably English
Long sonata bow, probably English
Pardessus de viole, Tourte père, ca. 1740
Pardessus de viole, Tourte père, ca. 1740
Pardessus de viole, Tourte père, ca. 1740
violin, Edward Dodd
violin, Edward Dodd
violin, Edward Dodd
violin, Edward Dodd
John Dodd, Cramer-head
John Dodd, Cramer-head
John Dodd, Cramer-head
French stick, John Dodd frog and button, Cramer-head
French stick, John Dodd frog and button, Cramer-head
French stick, John Dodd frog and button, Cramer-head
John Dodd, Cramer-head
John Dodd, Cramer-head
John Dodd, Cramer-head, Scott Wallace frog
John Dodd, Cramer-head, Scott Wallace frog
John Dodd, Cramer-head, Scott Wallace frog
Violin, Tourte père, late work
Violin, Tourte père, late work
Violin, Tourte père, late work
Violin, Tourte père, late work
Viola, French, Fonclauze or Adam
Viola, French, Fonclauze or Adam
Viola, French, Fonclauze or Adam
Viola, French, Fonclauze or Adam
bass viola da gamba, Venice, ca. 1700
bass viola da gamba, Venice, ca. 1700
bass viola da gamba, Venice, ca. 1700
bass viola da gamba, Venice, ca. 1700
Violone, Venice, 1700
Violone, Venice, 1700
Violone, Venice, 1700
treble viola da gamba, Thomas Smith, ca. 1760
treble viola da gamba, Thomas Smith, ca. 1760
treble viola da gamba, Thomas Smith, ca. 1760
bass viola da gamba, Thomas Smith, ca. 1760
bass viola da gamba, Thomas Smith, ca. 1760
bass viola da gamba, Thomas Smith, ca. 1760
Viola da gamba, English
tenor viola da gamba, English
tenor viola da gamba, English
tenor viola da gamba, English
English provincial
English provincial
English provincial
 
 
 
English provincial
English provincial
English provincial
Violoncello, French, 1820
Violoncello, French, 1820
Violoncello, French, 1820
Viola, prob. English
Viola, prob. English
Viola, prob. English
Viola, prob. English
violin, prob. French
violin, prob. French
violin, prob. French
violin, prob. French
violin, prob. French
violin, prob. French