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With easy playability, it also features a full, rich, and bassy tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is formed from one piece of quarter-cut maple, marked by narrow and irregular flame and a 4-inch knot on the lower treble side. The wood of the ribs and scroll are similar to that of the back, but with more regular flame. The two-piece spruce top has straight and narrow grain in the center, with the grain narrowing at the joint and widened at the flanks. The instrument is covered with a red-brown varnish that has been lightly antiqued by the maker, revealing a pale gold ground beneath. The cello is in new condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the maker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDavid Polstein:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAfter graduating from the violin making program at the North Bennet Street School, in Boston, I worked for 6 years doing repair and restoration, with the violin maker, Arthur Toman, in Newton, Massachusetts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSince 1995, I have focused on making instruments in my own studio in Newton. In 2003, in addition to making instruments on my own, I began collaborating with Chris White making ‘cellos and violas.  Over the years, I have won 10 awards in the Violin Society of America’s International Competitions, including 2 silver medals and a certificate of merit for violas made with Chris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eI am a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers and served for 3 terms as the Secretary of its Board of Governors. I am also currently serving as an advisor to the violin program at the North Bennet Street School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eChristopher J. White:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMy passion for music led me to double bass studies and later to violin making at The North Bennet Street School in Boston. Broadening my experience in the studios of Sam Zygmuntowicz and William Monical, I opened my own studio in Boston in 1991.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSince 2003 I have collaborated with David Polstein making violas and cellos. Our violas were awarded two silver medals and a certificate from The Violin Society of America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eI became a member of The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers in 1994 and have served on The Board of Governors. For more than fifteen years I have been a regular substitute instructor for The North Bennet Street School, and also served as an advisor to the violin making program. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength – 75.2 cm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts – 35.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Bouts – 25 cm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts – 44.8 cm\u003cbr\u003eString Length- 69.3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eV:4\u003cbr\u003eB:3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBassy, Rich, Dark, Full, Easy to play, Well balanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aqvfiNZunhk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G8ae3n1AT3M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XpeSXOfJ5lw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50815782813969,"sku":"CL#5629","price":38000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/28171.png?v=1734468731"},{"product_id":"richard-hoyt-miller-cello-salt-lake-city-1985","title":"Richard Hoyt Miller cello, Salt Lake City, 1985 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eDescription:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is formed from two pieces of quarter-cut maple, marked by narrow flame slanting downward slightly toward the sides. The wood of the ribs and scroll are similar to that of the back. The two-piece spruce top has straight and narrow grain, widening at the flanks. The instrument is covered in a red-brown varnish with a pale gold ground beneath. The cello is in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength – 76.0 cm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts – 34.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Bouts – 23.6 cm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts – 43.6 cm\u003cbr\u003eString Length - 69.3 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5ljZOGE9bE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50816221118737,"sku":"CL#5615","price":30000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/dsc-0396.jpg?v=1734477976"},{"product_id":"wladek-stopka-cello-chicago-2012-no-553","title":"Wladek Stopka cello Chicago 2012 No. 553 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eDescription:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epowerful projection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cello by Wladek Stopka shows off his beautiful craftsmanship and varnish work. With its warm, sweet sound, it is also very smooth and comfortable to play, making it a wonderful instrument for a finessed style of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is made from two pieces of quarter cut maple, marked by narrow flame slanting slight downward towards the sides. The wood of the ribs and scroll are similar to that of the back. The two-piece spruce top has mostly straight and narrow grain, widening at the flanks, with slight clawing on the lower bass side. The instrument is covered in a red brown varnish and has been lightly antiqued, revealing a pale brown ground beneath. The instrument is in new condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the maker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWladek Stopka has been a luthier for over 30 years. Born and raised in Poland, he started practicing violin making in 1978 in Krakow Poland at the shop of a very well known Polish Violin Maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989 he migrated to the U.S. with his family. For the last 20 years he has been making instruments in his shop located in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago, IL. His specialty is in the Stradivarius models. He uses high quality, old European wood for all of his instruments and making his own varnish adds to the quality of finishes which vary from Modern to Antique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength – 74.8 cm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts – 36.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Bouts – 25.2 cm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts – 44.2 cm\u003cbr\u003eString Length- 68.9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eV:3\u003cbr\u003eB:2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm, Sweet, Smooth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3RG_ojpCZE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50816347013393,"sku":"CL-S86-15","price":26000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/23525.png?v=1734478118"},{"product_id":"ivan-zgradic-1972-cello-copy-of-francesco-ruggieri","title":"Ivan Zgradic 1972 cello, Francesco Ruggieri copy, Los Angeles | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9aQt7jAK8II\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818527625489,"sku":"CL-H153-2","price":32000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/metzler-cello-ivan-zgradic-cl-h153-2-front.jpg?v=1734532564"},{"product_id":"luca-pirini-cello-2022-cremona-italy","title":"Luca Pirini cello, 2022, Cremona, | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003eLength: 75.3cm\u003cbr\u003eUB: 34.9cm\u003cbr\u003eC: 23.4cm\u003cbr\u003eLB: 44.6cm\u003cbr\u003eVibrating string: 68.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter obtaining his diploma at the \u003cstrong\u003econservatory School in Pesaro\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1989, Mr. Pirini dedicated himself to luthery. He has studied and deepened his knowledge of the masters from Bologna; mainly focusing on studying the instruments of Augusto Pollastri and Ansaldo Poggi, pupils of Fiorini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the 1990s he attended the luthery classes by Benito Tosello from Pieve di Cento school. This allowed him to take the\u003cstrong\u003e professional luthery courses\u003c\/strong\u003e given by the luther master Marcello Bellei from Modena. It was on this occasion that he met the master Lorenzo Frignani, both a luthier and a historian of Cremona and Bologna luthery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his workshop he \u003cstrong\u003emakes\u003c\/strong\u003e his handcrafted instruments and also \u003cstrong\u003erepairs\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003erestores\u003c\/strong\u003e professional students' instruments and orchestral instruments, and offers a \u003cstrong\u003erental\u003c\/strong\u003e service to students and to amateurs of instruments that he has personally crafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Lr_sUdovyc\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italian","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818527854865,"sku":"CL#5698","price":30500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/1679160345722.jpg?v=1734532568"},{"product_id":"madison-moran-4-4-cello-salt-lake-city-2007","title":"Madison Moran 4\/4 cello, Salt Lake City, 2007 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis instrument is featured as part of our 2023 Contemporary American Makers Exhibition and Sale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAME6CL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVuo2vULoMw\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_DUlt_nFhyk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWIN, Women in L\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eutherie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818527887633,"sku":"CL#5697","price":28000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/metzler-cello-madison-moran-5697-front.jpg?v=1758847688"},{"product_id":"jtl-geronimo-barnabetti-cello-mirecourt-france-ca","title":"J.T.L. 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After a few lineup changes, their repertoire changed to string band music and blues. They wound up taking their act to Germany and finding plenty of work. As a result, Jim wound up staying there for a prolonged period of time and decided to take work as an apprentice violin maker with master craftsman Wolfgang Uebel. James paid his dues and absorbed valuable information from this well established craftsman. He also spent some time in the shop of another master craftsman Herbert Rainer Knobel. 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Self-taught and highly idiosyncratic maker. 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When I was 8 years old my family moved to Minnesota, where I started playing viola in my public school orchestra program.  I continued to learn other string instruments and after high school studied double bass performance at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"wsb-element-c34339c0-22b0-4016-9524-4dda5ad2c3de\" class=\"wsb-element-text\" data-type=\"element\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"txt \"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn 2000, I graduated with honors in String Instrument Repair from Minnesota State College - SE Technical in Red Wing, MN; under the direction of  Lisbeth Nelson-Butler.  In 2002, I graduated with a degree in Violin Making and Restoration from the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Mass. There studying with Kevin Kelly, David Polstein \u0026amp; Thomas Hummel; completing the three year program in two years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"editor_h2\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"editor_h2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAfter graduating violin making school, I returned to Minnesota and apprenticed with John R. Waddle of St. Paul, Minnesota.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"editor_h2\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"editor_h2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eI was Awarded a Honorable Mention in the 2012 Art of Sound Violin Making Competition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"editor_h2\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"editor_h2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eIn addition to violin making; I continue to perform with several ensembles around the Twin Cities Area.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eMember of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.afvbm.org\/american-federation-of-violin-and-bowmakers-about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eAmerican Federation of Violin and Bow Makers\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, elected 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"txt \"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"txt \"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iPO8gJp-hiI\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"txt \"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAME7CL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818573893905,"sku":"CL#5706","price":30000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/metzler-cello-daniel-arlig-5706-front.jpg?v=1734533208"},{"product_id":"bertrand-yves-delisle-cello-2007-cremona-metzler-v","title":"Bertrand Yves Delisle cello, 2007, Cremona | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout the maker:\u003cbr\u003e\"I was born in Rambouillet in 1964, and I grew up in Clermont de l’Oise, a small town in northern France. 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