English Transitional Bows
Birmingham Conservatoire's Historical Instrument Collection contains many examples of violin, viola, cello and bass bows by memeber of the Dodd family and others. The bows of this period (late 18th - mid 19th century) are described as 'transitional', because they were made after the Baroque period and show gradual changes in construction and design before the 'modern' bows used today.
In Podcast 1, Birmingham Conservatoire Baroque Violin Consultant,
Margaret Faultless, talks to Martin Perkins about the violin bows in the Collection.
Please refer to the
String Bows page of the collection for images and measurements.
Podcast 1: English Transitional Bows. mp3 audio download | iTunesU | pdf transcript.