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me4cello
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(7/13/01 8:03:49 am)
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French
cellos
I am considering buying a late nineteenth century French cello, it
has no makers names of any desciption, it is long and slender and
has a rich and powerful tone. I like it a lot even though it has
quite a few repairs (guaranteed) Any info about 19th century French
makers/schools would be gratefully received.
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Christopher
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(7/13/01 1:44:34
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Re: French
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I'm currently getting a cello of the same description restored for
me. I've always loved the sound of french cellos. What kind of
repairs does the cello you're looking at have? Did they give you
town/region of where the cello may be from? I would guess that the
cello you're looking at would be from Mirecourt. The workmanship is
usually very clean. You can find a nice article on french and other
nationality cellos at this link:
www.maestronet.com/m_library/maestro_mag/Inexpensive2.cfm
Just
curious, but what is the name of the shop of the cello you're
looking at?
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me4cello
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(7/16/01 3:17:46 am)
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Re: French
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It isn't in a shop, it's a private sale. Interestingly the cello
had previously thought to be German, it doesn't have the usual
French slightly nasal sound, but a full and powerful sound with a
good range. The back is nicely figured maple, the table is wide
grain spruce and quite plain for a french cello. The scroll is very
elegant and long. The repairs are old, cracks on the table, not
sound post related. It has been thought possibly late 19th century,
I have a feeling it might be a bit earlier.
Does any one have
a dimension chart of some sort that compare various models, e.g
Strad against Guarneri?
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