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Violoncello

Alternate name:Cello
Date: 1882
Place Made:Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsWritten in pencil inside the cello, very faint: 1882
Written in ink inside the cello: EL (interlocking) 1968 (this must denote a repair person)
DescriptionVioloncello with one-piece front, two-piece back. The flame on the back descends slightly outward. Bone nut. Black purfling follows the edges of the instrument. Fitted with new pegs, end button, fingerboard, bridge and tailpiece for Baroque and Classical playing by Andrew Dipper (see repair report, in file.) The inside of the violoncello is fully lined, with corner blocks. (see photos with Dipper's repair report, in file.)
DimensionsSee measurement sheet in file.
Credit Line: Gift of Stella Anker, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 10029