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(a) Six-string violone by Gio(vanni) Paolo Maggini, Brescia, early 17th century (Horniman Museum, London); (b) viol-shaped violone by Ventura Linarol, Padua, 1585 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

(a) Six-string violone by Gio(vanni) Paolo Maggini, Brescia, early 17th century (Horniman Museum, London); (b) viol-shaped violone by Ventura Linarol, Padua, 1585 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

Horniman Museum, London

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Double-bass bows: (a) French or Bottesini bow; (b) German or Simandl bow (private collections)

Double-bass bows: (a) French or Bottesini bow; (b) German or Simandl bow (private collections)

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Simandl bow grip as used on the double bass

Simandl bow grip as used on the double bass

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English and French manners of playing the viol: (a) title-page from Simpson’s ‘The Division-Violist’ (London, 1659); (b) engraving by Nicolas Bonnart, 1664; note the bow grips, and the 7th string of the French instrument

English and French manners of playing the viol: (a) title-page from Simpson’s ‘The Division-Violist’ (London, 1659); (b) engraving by Nicolas Bonnart, 1664; note the bow grips, and the 7th string of the French instrument

Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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