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Kolstein Music

Carl Becker Cello

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SKU: C1398

Carl Becker Cello Made in Chicago, USA c. 1925 #115 of the maker's work

  • Top table is two-piece medium vertical grained spruce
  • Back table is two-piece highly flamed maple with the flame descending slightly from the center joint
  • Ribs of matching maple to that of the back table
  • Scroll and neck of moderately flamed maple are of later period German origin - well matched to the Becker style
  • Varnish is a beautiful reddish brown
  • This exquisite example of Becker workmanship has a dark, lush, extremely powerful sound that is even in all registers
  • Fully restored to excellent condition
  • Overall body length: 74.5 cm.
  • Width at the upper bout: 34.8 cm.
  • Width at the center bout: 24.7 cm.
  • Width at the lower bout: 43.3 cm.

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is in our opinion, the work of Giulio Degani, made in Venice, Italy, circa 1910, and is so labeled within.
The instrument is a full size violin. The top table is  a two-piece plate of fine vertical grain spruce.  The back table is a two-piece plate of moderately flamed maple slightly descending from the center joint. The ribs are of matching character to that of the back table.  The neck and scroll are originall of slightly figured maple. The color of the varnish is a deep reddish brown.  The instrument is in mint condition.

OBL: 356 mm

UB: 165 mm

CB: 117 mm

LB: 210 mm