Packet 3: Tossup 1

Questions 1. One of these objects owned by Michel Schwalbe (“MI-shell SHVAHL-buh”) was crafted by Dominique Peccatte (“peh-KAHT”), who along with Eugene Sartory was a famed French maker of them. Leopold Stokowski pioneered a “free” style of utilizing these objects in Philadelphia. These objects are quite literally (-5[1])flipped upside down in order to perform the col legno technique. (15[2])(*) Pernambuco wood is often a source material for these objects which possess a “frog” and a “point.” Moving these (10[1])objects lightly can produce a sautillé (“soh-tee-AY”) stroke. Rosin can be used to (10[1])amplify (-5[1])the sound (10[1])these objects produce. For 10 points, name these objects made of horsehair that are used to play string instruments. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: bows [accept specific types of bows such as violin bows or viola bows or cello bows or bass bows]
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= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Pierre-Olivier Pitt-ButeraChimeraManchester A44-5
Pen HughesEdinburghSheffield B5515
Harvey WagstaffBirmingham BSouthperial5515
Brian ChauCambridgeWarperial7410
Elouise FinchOxfordBath8610
Toby HewgillManchester BSheffield A87-5
Rosaline DaffinSouthamptonBirmingham A8910
Maciej WojdyłaManchester AChimera10910
Elliot EarleySheffield AManchester B10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%33%50%70.50
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕3100%0%0%69.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕3100%67%33%52.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕4100%0%25%81.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕5100%60%0%55.60
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%67%91.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%25%0%76.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕4100%25%25%74.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕5100%0%80%84.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕888%75%25%53.14