Old Saxon Cello - Ficker School circa 1800

This Old Saxon cello was recently fully restored. Originally the cello had a late 18th century Alemannic School type neck which was not mortised into a neck block and it featured an integral neck block. There is no label. The neck was redone to a modern standard with a neck graft and modern mortised neck block and it retains the original characteristic elongated peg box/scroll. The cello body and original yellow gold varnish remained in good condition over the centuries and there are no sound post or bass bar cracks and only a few upper bout repaired table cracks (none on back or ribs). The cello has a unique 5-strand purling which I understand to be characteristic of Ficker/Pfretzschner school circa 1800. The sound is robust and appealing and the setup is professionally done.

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