Thomas Dodd Violoncello Made in London, England Circa 1790

Description

Thomas Dodd Violoncello
Made in London, England Circa 1790, bearing the maker’s label within.

Description:
Top table is a two piece sectional plate of medium to wider grain spruce
Back table is sectional plate of moderately figured maple on a modified slab cut
Ribs of matching character maple to that of the back table
The scroll is original of moderately figured maple with a moderately figured maple neck graft
Varnish is a deep brownish amber color with reddish hues most typical of Thomas Dodd workmanship.
The fingerboard has a Hill identification No. 9518 at the end of the fingerboard.
This cellos has most amazing projection and great tonal depth in all registers.

Principal Dimensions:

Overall Body Length. 75cm
Width across the upper bout: 34 cm
Width across the center bout : 22.2cm
Width across the lower bout : 43.5 cm