1720 - Cello "Piatti"

Soundboard of spruce to vein well marked that widens slightly towards the treble side. Back of two pieces of curly maple on medium curl, glued in a herringbone pattern with apex at the top. Ribs of curly maple to curl larger than that of the back. Scroll of wood similar to that of the back. Rich red varnish.

  • 1720, Cremona
  • 75.9 cm
  • 34.6 cm
  • 43.8 cm
  • Jacques Français, New York, that identifies the instrument as the 'ex-Davidoff'.
  • Carlo Moro 1760; Alfredo Piatti 1867/1901; Gaspar Cassadó; Francesco von Mendelssohn 1923; Hermann Busch 1949; Francesco von Mendelssohn 1972; Paul Tobias 1973/78
  • Paolo Stradivari 1760; Carlo Moro 1760; Allen Dowell 1818/21; Reverend Booth 1821; Samuel J. Pigott 1831/53; Charles Adolph Maucotel 1853; Colonel Oliver 1853/67; Alfredo Carlo Piatti 1867/1901; Robert von Mendelssohn 1901/17; Contessa Giulietta (Gordigiani) Mendelssohn 1917; Francesco Mendelssohn 1917/72; Marlboro College 1972/78; Jacques Français 1978/79
  • Hart 1885; Hill 1902; S. a. 1902 (II); Il Messaggero del Mugello sept. 30 - oct. 7, 1923;Doring 1942; Goodkind 1972; Sacconi 1972; Sacconi 2000; Prieto 2008
creato:venerdì 8 giugno 2012
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017