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Cellos over $20,000
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Italian cello, circa 1850
~ SOLD ~Labeled “Joanes Gagliano, Nepos Januari facit, Neapoli 1804” Beautiful older Italian cello, slightly small with a vibrant sound. Soundholes have been moved lower on the body circa 1900. With a letter from W.E. Hill & Sons dated 1950 stating the cello is Italian circa 1850. The back measures: 720mm long, 332mm upper bout, 233 middle and 430mm lower bout. |
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Cellos $10,000 to $20,000
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Unlabeled Canadian cello, Vancouver, circa 1940
 The oral history accompanying this cello says that it was commissioned from a Vancouver maker for a player in an all-women’s orchestra in Calgary. It has returned from Alberta in the past few years to play in orchestras here. The back, sides and neck are made of a striking bird’s eye maple. It is slightly small in proportions and has an easy responsive tone. |
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John B. Wells, Violin Maker, Westbank B.C. 2000
John Wells is a cellist in the Okanagan symphony and an active instrument maker specializing in cellos. This Strad model cello has been well played by the original owner and has been recently set-up in our shop. There has been some re-touching of the varnish, but few repairs. It has performed well as a solo instrument. |
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Gregory Walke, Paisley Ontario 2009
~ SOLD ~ This cello is loosely patterned after a Rogeri cello of circa 1698 and is slightly smaller than some of Gregory’s other instruments. It is very comfortable to play, with an easy response and a rich sound. The A string is particularly beautiful. This instrument is made of European wood covered in a dark brown varnish of walnut oil and amber resin. It is new from the maker and in perfect condition. |
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Sibylle Ruppert, Paisley, Ontario, 2007
~ SOLD ~ A fine new instrument from Sibylle Ruppert, made on a small Venetian pattern using choice woods and the maker’s characteristic rich brown varnish. In contrast to Sibylle’s cello from 2006 this instrument has a darker sound and a slightly shorter string length of 687mm. |
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Late 19th Century French cello
~ SOLD ~Built on a very broad pattern with widely set sound holes giving a very full sound, yet very responsive. Lovely original antiquing, excellent condition. |
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Cellos under $10,000
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Henry Stroppel cello, Edmonton Alta, Fecit Anno 1969
This interesting Canadian cello comes to us in very good condition from the original owner who knew the maker. Henry Stroppel was trained in Switzerland and made instruments and did repairs in the Edmonton area for many years. This cello is made of European wood and exhibits careful workmanship and some original ideas on the part of the maker. |
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H.R. Hill cello, Calgary, 1982
“Copy 1724 Houseman by Stradivarious made by H.R. Hill for Ross Shandler, September 5, 1982” Ross Hill is a well known Canadian repairer and maker in Calgary, Alberta and has sometimes visited our area doing repairs at the Salt Spring Island Fiddle Camp. This is the first cello we have seen from him and shows nicely figured maple and especially fine grained spruce for the front. A few small cracks are evident, apparently repaired by the maker before varnishing. We have reduced the neck and fingerboard to more slender dimensions while the string length is slightly long at 70 cm. The sound is even and mellow. |
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