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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.
 See also: Orpheon Panorama
Music: Paduan for four violas da gamba and basso continuo by Samuel Scheidt
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