My instruments

Contrabbasso di liuteria classica, Marco Pieri liutaio in Firenze
Custode Marcucci double bass
Giovanni Battista Gabbrielli cello
Cello “il Gigante dell’Appennino”


Double bass – Contrabbasso in vendita

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On a model of Custode Marcucci (1925).

Back and ribs in black poplar, top in Val di Fiemme red spruce, neck in plain maple

Fingerboard and tailpiece in pear from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines

Alcohol varnish.

Contrabbasso di liuteria classica, Marco Pieri liutaio in Firenze
Contrabbasso di liuteria classica, Marco Pieri liutaio in Firenze

Cello – Violoncello

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On a model of Giovanni Battista Gabbrielli (1764).

Back and ribs in black poplar, top in Val di Fiemme red spruce, neck in plain maple

Fingerboard and tailpiece in pear from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines

Alcohol varnish.

Il Gigante dell’Appennino Cello

This cello is my special model, with extreme archings, shallow ribs, high saddle, back and ribs in cherry wood.

Fingerboard and tailpiece in pear wood.

The back is painted by Ariel Robinson on the Apennine Giant theme.

Go to the dedicated article.