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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Its a great shame #156974 03/12/06 04:05 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,911 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,911 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Quote: Where I learned more than I knew there was to know about bows Interesting indeed, but oh, the apostrophe police! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Frog #156975 03/13/06 12:31 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter OP Pooh-Bah OP inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I'm going with Maverick's above-listed no. 2, for the time being. By protuberance, though, do you mean the screw that pokes out at the end of the stick, or the little inlaid bulls-eye that is usually on either side of the frog proper, which bulls-eye does not protuberate Last edited by inselpeter; 03/13/06 12:32 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Frog #156976 03/13/06 03:51 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > the little inlaid bulls-eye what is this, a bullfrog?! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Frog #156977 03/13/06 03:57 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Maybe it's just me, but these look rather like frogs (if you ignore the silver bit: http://www.quinnviolins.com/qv_completefrogs.shtml But why are the flower holders called frogs http://apropergarden.com/product.cfm?p=56&c=4 ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Frog #156978 03/13/06 04:07 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Good question Myr - I had not heard of them being called that; my gran was a florist (Kent, UK) and just referred to them as 'bases' AFAICR, but no doubt someone else can shed more light. Thanks too for the pic of the musical frogs - I had thought it referred only to the metallic knob, rather than the entire endpiece of the bow. Going bach to basics has helped me get a handel on it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Frog #156979 03/13/06 04:18 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter OP Pooh-Bah OP inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City The little metallic knob is the screw; it is used to tighten and loosen the hairs, but, even though the two are sold as a unit, I don't know if the screw is technically considered part of the frog. Of course, if the little bull's eye decoration is the frog as in military dress, that could throw me back to the saber anchor. The flower things are probably called frogs because they're green and they sit in the water. Something you'd say to a kid, kind of. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Frog #156980 03/13/06 04:18 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Quote: Going bach to basics has helped me get a handel on it. Right, mav. In other words, it ain't baroque, don't fix it.[/occam's razor] Last edited by AnnaStrophic; 03/13/06 04:21 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a classic #156981 03/13/06 04:45 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > it ain't baroque, don't fix it oooh, you just wait til Fong sees that... 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