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Cello by Ernst Heinrich Roth, Bubenreuth, 1959, CM#4369.  Highest grade, typical spectacular wood, in excellent condition.  Fine example by this prolific workshop.

Roth Front

Roth Back

Roth Side

Roth F hole

Roth Scroll Front

Roth Side Scroll

Cello by Yukio Ozaki, Japan.  Ozaki trained in Cremona Italy.  This cello is a Gofriller model and easy to play.  It is an early example of the maker's work.  CM#4557

Ozaki Front

Ozaki Back

Ozaki Side

Ozaki F hole

Ozaki Scroll Front

Ozaki Scroll Side

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Cello by Alfredo Contino, Naples 1919.  CM#4964

Contino Front

Contino Back

Contino Side

Contino F hole

Contino Scroll Front

Contino Scroll Side

Contino Label

Cello by Evasio Guerra, Turin  CM#4970

Guerra Front

Guerra Back

Guerra Side

Guerra F hole

Guerra Scroll Front

Guerra Scroll Side

 

Cello German CA 1900, CM#4863

German Front

German Back

German Side

German F hole

German Scroll Front

German Scroll Side

Cello by Paul Hilaire, Mirecourt 1962, CM#4962

Hilaire Front

Hilaire Back

Hilaire Side

Hilaire F hole

Hilaire Scroll Front

Hilaire Scroll Side

Cello by Henning Christiansen, Sagutuck 1987, CM#4937   

Christiansen Front

Christiansen Back

Christiansen Side

Christiansen F hole

Christiansen Scroll Front

Christiansen Scroll Side

Cello by Antonio Capela, Portugal 1975, CM#4973

Capela Front

Capela Back

Capela Side

Capela F hole

Capela Scroll Front

Capela Scroll Side

Modern Cellos by Walter Mahr   

"Cellos...with a soul.... from Bavaria."  Mahr's cellos have a sweet and powerful tone. His tonal investigations are evident in every example of his work.  (Charles Magby  offers a substantial collection of fine cellos, violins and violas in various grades made by Mahr.)

Cellos are modeled after the work of Guarneri, Stradivari and Henrik Jacobs in a wide range of qualities.  He makes superior instruments for student players with a well-grained, solid maple back, pine wood top and ebony fittings... up to superbly made masterpieces with marvelously textured maple.  Mahr's select tonal wood is carefully seasoned up to 50 years.  Mahr can vary the mixture of his oil and spirit varnish according to the desired tonal properties required by a player.

  Walter Mahr's grandfather was a mandolin-maker in Schonback.  In addition, his great grandfather was a violinmaker. Walter Mahr worked with master craftsman Ernst Heinrich Roth, the cello maker Lothar Semmlinger and with Roderich Paesold. )  

Cello by Walter Mahr, Bavaria, Germany  Jacobs model, Grade IV CM# 4710

Jacobs Front

Jacobs Back

Jacobs Side

Jacobs F hole

Jacobs Scroll Front

Jacobs Scroll Side

Cello by Walter Mahr, Bavaria, Germany  #350, Grade IV CM# 4763

Mahr 350 Front

Mahr 350 Back

Mahr 350 Side

Mahr 350 F hole

Mahr 350 Scroll Front

Mahr 350 Scroll Side

Cello by Walter Mahr, Bavaria, Germany, condition is new.  Length is 74.7cm.  It is an exciting copy of a Hendrik Jacobs cello of 1705.  This is the highest grade (#5) which is his Master level instrument.  This is a very fine copy.  The back, sides and scroll are of the very finest Bosnian maple.  The top is the most beautiful piece of Hazelfichte. The cello is accented with snake wood fittings and a special carbon fiber end pin.  The sound is warm with a rich palette of colors and a great deal of underlying power and depth.  CM#4783

Cello by Walter Mahr, Bavaria, Germany, condition is new.  Length is75.8cm.  It is a magnificent copy of Joseph Guarnerius, Cremona, 1720.  While new, it sounds like a 200 years old cello!  Try it yourself.  The back is highly flamed Bosnian maple.  It is the very finest Bosnian maple.  The top is Hazelfichte, once again, of the highest order.  The varnish is a beautiful deep brown.  The tone is bottomless, colorful and prevailing.CM#4782

Carón cellos are known for their carrying power in a hall and their incredible ease of playing.  It is the perfect cello for a professional performer in any venue.  David Carón says about his varnish:  "It is chemically stable. It is tough, but flexible. It has a very high melting point. Most of all, because of its flexibility, it produces a smooth, deep, open sound". CM#4940

  

SOLD: Cello by David Carón #171, Taos, N.M., made in 2004. CM#4969

Caron 171 Front

Caron 171 Back

Caron 171 Side

Caron 171 F hole

Caron 171 Scroll Front

Caron 171 Scroll Side

Caron 171 Scroll Back

SOLD: Cello by David Carón #90, Taos, N.M., made in 1989.  This very fine example of David’s Work was made for a member of the Dallas Symphony who has since retired.  The wood on this instrument is nothing short of spectacular, with highly flamed Bosnian maple back, sides and scroll, and unusually tight, even grained Engelmann spruce.  The varnish is David’s usual highly transparent reddish-orange brown Cremonese-style oil varnish.  If you need to win a major symphony audition, you don’t have to look any further. 

 

SOLD: Cello by William Harris Lee, Chicago, Illinois, made in 1995.  This is an attractive cello.  The front is of exceptional two-piece hazel pine of even grain.  The back is two-piece maple cut half on the slab with appealing figure throughout.  The sides and scroll are of corresponding material.  CM#4745

 

 

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