C Santos – Brasil, Snakewood Baroque Violin Bow

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This handmade baroque viola bow by C. Santos, Brasil in 2022. The bow is made of snakewood specie. It is a round-section bow and the frog end of the stick is fluted. The bow is finished with a matching snakewood frog and endscrew. A gorgeous stick with a weight about 12 grams less than a modern viola bow.

Weight fully haired: 50.0 grams.