Jacek Zadlo cello, 2024, Montagnana 1721 model, Chicago | Metzler Violins

resonant, responsive, spirited
 
About the Instrument
Wonderful to play, this cello has a nimble and spirited responsiveness. Its resonance has fullness across all registers. The varnish is a burnt umber over a golden ground. Narrow flames fall delicately from the center joint of its two-piece back. A similar figure runs along its ribs, and the scroll is formed of a plainer wood. The front near the treble shoulder bears a small knot, giving it a distinctive look. 

Interior label reads: “Jacek Zadlo / Chicago 2024  William Harris Lee & Co.” and bears the luthier’s signature
Length: 740 mm
Upper Bouts: 352 mm
Middle: 254 mm
Lower Bouts: 442 mm

About the Maker
Jacek Zadlo is a contemporary Polish-born luthier who works in Chicago. A pianist as a child, Zadlo initially trained in instrument making at a Państwowe Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych, a fine arts vocational school in Southern Poland, before attending at the Akademia Muzynczna in Poznań. In 1992, Zadlo moved to the United States. Four years later, he joined the William Harris Lee and Company atelier, where he has worked closely with Bronek Cison and Tetsuo Matsuda and continues working today. Zadlo has been named a finalist for Tone by the American Viola Society.