Violoncello

Alternate name(s)

Cello

Date1870-1900 ca.

Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe

ModelStradivari

Serial No.none

Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: medium, irregular grain broadening toward the flanks; no notch at neck heel
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: very faint, medium curl
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: very faint, medium curl, angled to left on bass side, angled to right on treble side; rib corners chamfered
Head and neck: maple: plain; large rays; pegbox with shoulders
Purfling: does not extend under fingerboard
Varnish: dark brown; prone to flaking
Fingerboard: ebony; angled at C-string position
Nut: ebony
Tailpiece: black-stained pearwood; ebony saddle
Tailgut: plain gut
Pegs: four worm-gear machine heads with steel gears and heads, black-stained pearwood rollers, and brass plates with stamped foliate border
Saddle: ebony; set into top
Endpin: ebony with nickel-silver ferrule, nickel-plated steel screw, and steel adjustable spike
F-holes: undercut
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: none
Top block: integral with neck; wider at joint with top
Bottom block: spruce; beveled corners
Bassbar: carved from top; low height; long
Other: square spruce cleats with chamfered edges along inside of back joint; burn marks on inside of ribs
DimensionsTotal violoncello length: 1211 mm
Back length: 750 mm
Upper bout width: 325 mm
Center bout width: 231 mm
Lower bout width: 424 mm
Upper rib height: 115-117 mm
Center rib height: 115-116 mm
Lower rib height: 116-117 mm
Stop length: 412 mm
Vibrating string length: 712 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 288 mm

Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection

Object number11666

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