Willow Guadagnini
Back: Red Willow
Top: Italian Spruce,
Neck: Baltic Maple
Antiqued oil varnish
Body length: 713
Bouts: 345, 238, 415
Ribs Including edges: 115 at top block, 113 at lower block
String length: 673
Stop: 390
The Guadagnini model is a smaller cello, it could be labaled a 7/8 size. It has been very popular with players who dont want to work so hard. The cellos have a particular pure and foccused sound in the upper registers. More about my smaller cellos: Why Size Matters
The antique finish on this instrument has no deliberate scratches or craqueleur, ony “Wear” and “patina” and a healthy dose of tool marks. I set out to make a very normal looking instrument but when it came to the head and scroll a regular one seemed rather bland so I used one of my Off-Beat designs