Instruments

Replicas

Violoncello

Violoncello n/a

Maker

Date

Provenance

Body length

Built

In

Martinus Kaiser (1612–ca. 1695)1679Venedig
73 cm

Neck length

Stop length

Vibrating String length

24.8 cm39.9 cm65 cm
Martinus Kaiser Violoncello Venedig 1679, Vorderseite

The original instrument is housed at the Brussels Musical Instrument Museum and bears inventory number 1441. All parts of the instrument are original, including the construction and the neck-to-body joint. The instrument can be replicated in its original size or scaled up by 4%, resulting in a body length of 76 cm. The playing length is then 68 cm.