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Mr. Dipper\u2019s work is informed by dedicated scholarship, study of original bows and museum conservation.\u00a0 Examples of his restoration, conservation, and reproduction work can be found in many of the foremost public and private musical instrument collections, as well as in the hands of acclaimed players worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Model:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This model uses the capsule head of the ordinary Dutch bows of the 1600\u2019s. This brings the hair very close to the stick&#8217;s tip. The ratchet mechanism is an early adaptation of a hair-tightening mechanism. This model is perfectly adapted for dance music of the 1600\u2019s and will handle loud and soft dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stick: Snakewood<\/p>\n<p>Frog: Snakewood<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Certificate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Dipper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specs: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Weight: 67.6 gm<\/p>\n<p>Length: 69.8 cm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[319,73,33,223],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-40638","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-classical-viola-bows","product_cat-early-bows-inventory-dipper-restorations","product_cat-early-instruments-and-bows","product_cat-viola-bows-early-bow","entry","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Viola Bow: Renaissance, A. 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