Violoncello

Alternate name(s)

Cello

Date1880-1900 ca.

Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Upper Saxony, Germany, Europe

Place MadeSchönbach, Egerland, Austria-Hungary, Europe

Place MadeLuby, Chebsko, Czechia, Europe

ModelStradivari

Serial No.none

SignedPrinted on paper label with decorative double line and floral border: Joseph Kloz in Mittenwald / And der Iser. 17 / [outside border] MADE IN GERMANY
MarkingsWritten in blue felt-tipped pen on small sticker with rounded corners, visible through treble f-hole: Restored 1978 / Korach
DescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: wide grain broadening to very wide at the flanks; no notch in top at neck position
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: faint, irregular figure
Ribs: maple cut off-the-quarter: plain; rib corners chamfered
Head and neck: maple: plain with strongly visible rays; inside of pegbox stained black
Purfling: double black-painted lines
Varnish: dark orange brown with craquelure
Fingerboard: black-painted maple; beveled over C-string position
Nut: black-painted maple
Tailpiece: dark brown-stained oak; later
Tailgut: braided steel wire; later
Pegs: four varnished rosewood with mother-of-pearl eyes
Saddle: black-painted maple; flat top; possibly later
Endpin: black-painted maple and steel
F-holes: curved wings; undercut; notches steeply angled; inside edges stained black
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce; small
Top block: integral with neck; rounded end; small
Bottom block: spruce; small; shallow
Bassbar: carved from inside of top; long
Other: inside stained dark brown
DimensionsTotal violoncello length: 1211 mm
Back length: 760 mm
Upper bout width: 340 mm
Center bout width: 225 mm
Lower bout width: 430 mm
Upper rib height: 117-122 mm
Center rib height: 116-119 mm
Lower rib height: 116-119 mm
Stop length: 421 mm
Vibrating string length: 712 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 276 mm

Credit LineGift of Karl B. and Helen Fruh Estate, 2005

Object number10846

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