Instruments
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Replicas

Violoncello

Violoncello

Maker
Date
Provenance
Body length
Domenico Montagnana (1686–1750)1740
Venice75.5 cm
Neck length
Stop length
Vibrating String length
27.8 cm40.9 cm69.5 cm
Violoncello nach Domenico Montagnana (Venedig, 1740) in der Vorderansicht mit Decke und Steg.

Photography: Marco Deling

The instrument has been adapted to modern performance practices, though the original components have been lost.

However, the modifications to the body are limited to the side height, which was lowered by approximately 8–11 mm to suit the changed tonal aesthetic. In the replica, the presumed original side height and the components from the period of its creation are reconstructed. The fingerboard length can be designed so that it can also be used for music from the second half of the 18th century.

Europe
Belgium
Antwerp
Brussels
France
Paris
Germany
Bremen
Dresden
Weimar
Music Academies
Germany
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber