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Carl Becker Cello
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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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