Waters Violins - Cello Sales

'Cello Sales

Updated for September 2010

Smaller size 'cellos

Old Mittenwald 1/4 circa 1880
Good condition with typical Mittenwald varnish, smooth sound for such a small instrument

Old German (large 1/2 or small 3/4), circa 1880
Dresden school, beautiful rich sound for an advancing student wanting something old with a mature sound. See pictures below

Dresden school 3/4 - front view Dresden school 3/4 - beautifully figured back

Old French 3/4, labelled `Medio Fino` circa 1890
Lovely sound and condition, a typical example of this type of Mirecourt instrument, hard to find in such good order.

New Chinese workshop-made 7/8 size

Full size 'cellos

NEW INSTRUMENTS

New Chinese workshop-made 4/4 size
Excellent value instruments from China, we buy these `Cellos as a `shell` and set them up in our own workshops to exacting standards. Not to be confused with other poorer imports which never get set up properly.

New `Antiqued` model Jay Haide
Superb quality instruments with excellent attention to detail, top quality woods and a very convincing antiqued finish - very affordable `Cellos, all set up by hand in our workshops here in Wallingford

OLD INSTRUMENTS

Older `cellos, reasonably priced and in good condition, have become increasingly difficult to find in recent years, however we are pleased to offer 5 instruments priced between £2500 and £3500

Old German, Saxony, circa 1890 & 1900 (2 examples)
Good simple entry level older `cellos in good order throughout

Old German, circa 1880
Good sounding instrument in good condition, golden brown varnish

Old German circa 1900
Very clean and tidy german Cello, nice shaded varnish in good condition throughout, neck graft and new ebony fingerboard

Old German circa 1900
Good condition, even sound, rich red-brown varnish

French `Medio Fino` Cello c1880

Set up with Jargar strings, new ebony fittings

quality endpin and housing, Wittner tailpiece

French `Medio Fino` Cello c1880

Back view

Old German from Mittenwald circa 1880
Good sounding German instrument in good condition, covered in a quality typical dark red-brown varnish.

Interesting & individual style, Saxony c 1870

Lovely pale golden brown varnish original model, neck graft

Old German,Hornsteiner school circa 1880
A very good example of this type of instrumentCello, slightly textured and shaded varnish,excellent condition

Old French, Mirecourt workshop circa 1890
very well figured woods throughout with a typical French shaded varnish of the period

Old Mittenwald circa 1880
A `cut above` the un-purfled variety, this is a lovely, properly made instrument in excellent condition, covered in a deep shaded brown varnish, slightly craquelled, giving a warm, aged appearance.

Old English by Longman & Broderip, circa 1790
A lovely characterful instrument from this London workshop. Quite a lot of restoration but now in very sound playing condition.

Old English, Banks school circa 1780

Beautiful late 18th century Cello of the banks school, Amati model

Thomas Kennedy for William Forster (iii) circa 1820

A stunning instrument by Thomas Kennedy, labelled and made for William Forster in London circa 1800

Perry & Wilkinson circa 1800
A rare and beautiful example of the best quality, stunning.

Italian Cello of the Milan school labelled Grancino circa 1680
This is a beautiful sounding old Italian in good restored condition, incredibly difficult to find this quality of instrument now, please call us for further details