Baroque Cello after David Tecchler, ca.1711. Constructed by David T. Van Zandt

Baroque Cello after David Tecchler, ca. 1711.
Constructed by David T. Van Zandt

This cello was modeled after one made by David Tecchler, in Rome, ca. 1711.
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The one-piece back is of slab-cut maple with prominent quilted figure on all but the treble edge of the instrument, where the figure blends into a wide flame. The off-quarter-cut maple ribs are fashioned from the same piece of wood as the back and display a wide, irregular flame. The maple neck and scroll are of a less prominent and narrower curl as that of the ribs.

The two piece top of this cello is of quarter-cut spruce with regular spaced grain of 4-6 grains/cm. This is an amazingly nice piece of tonewood and was a joy for me to work.

The transparent golden/brown oil varnish is of my own manufacture, evenly applied to the instrument and left undistressed.

All fittings are my own, except the mountain mahogany pegs, which were made by Eric Meyer.

Dimensions:
body length - 762mm
upper bout width - 359.5mm
c bout width - 251mm
lower bout width - 452mm
neck length - 276mm
mensure - 400mm
total vibrating string length - 690mm

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