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Below are this month's featured instruments available for purchase, home trial, or as an outfit.
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18th Century Northern Italian Cello: | |
| This magnificent cello, believed to have been made in northern Italy around 1780, has a one-piece back and ribs of walnut and is in excellent condition. The tone is warm and dark, and is wonderful to play. The measurements are as follows: Length of back: 744 mm Upper bouts: 344 mm Middle bouts: 243 mm Lower bouts: 342 mm Please contact our sales department for more information about a home trial or purchase of this instrument. |
Northern Italian Cello
c. 1780 4/4 Cello 745mm #c-907 $68,000 |
This Month's Featured Violin: | |
| Renowned Belgian maker Thomas Meuwissen's instruments are owned by celebrated soloists and orchestral musicians worldwide including Vadim Repin, Maria Kliegel, Igor Oistrakh, Diederik Suys, Harro Ruijsenaars, and others. He was trained at the Newark School of Violin Making in England, and has won several awards at prestigious competitions including the Concours de lutherie et d'archeterie de la ville de Paris in 1999, and the Internationaler Geigenbau Wettbewerb, Mittenwald, Germany where he was awarded the Silver Medal for Viola in 2005. This Guarneri model violin, #2463 at JSI, was made in Brussels in 2002. Its varnish is an antiqued golden-orange shaded on a tan ground. The balanced, even and rich tone quality of the violin projects beautifully, and is a very responsive instrument to play. The length is 353mm. |
Thomas Meuwissen
Brussels, 2002 4/4 Violin 353mm #2463 $14,000 |
This Month's Featured Viola:  | |
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Thomas Bertrand trained at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona and studied violin restoration in Germany. In 1991 he opened his own workshop in Brussels where he is well known for his copies of Cremonese and Venetian instruments of the 17th and 18th centuries. His instruments are characterized by superb wood choice, ease of playability, rich tonal qualities, and an Italian-like appearance of beautiful varnish and excellent workmanship. Awards for his work include a Gold Medal at the International Competition of the Violin Society of America in 2006, three "Certificates of Merit" at the 2000 International Competition of the Violin Society of America, and the Silver medal at the Concorso Internazionale di Liuteria Antonio Stradivari (Cremona) in 1991. This 16 1/2" viola, #2494 at JSI, was made in 2003. It has a slightly antiqued, dark orange-brown varnish shaded on a golden ground. The tone is warm and resonant with an especially rich C string. The instrument is very easy to play, with its neck and bouts a comfortable size and shape. |
Thomas Bertrand
Cremona, 2003 Viola 16 1/2" #2494 $15,000 |
This Month's Featured Cello: | |
| Edson Puozzo is a master luthier who studied at the International School of Violin Making of Cremona under the renowned Italian master, Francesco Bissolotti, and now has his own workshop in Cremona. His instruments have won awards in competitions in Cremona, Mittenwald, and at the VSA. This cello is made of the finest Balkan maple and Italian red spruce. It has a glorious singing tone, far-reaching projection in the concert hall, and excellent response. |
Edson Puozzo
Cremona, 2000 Cello #C-1922VW $20,000 |
