J.T.L. Geronimo Barnabetti cello, Mirecourt, FRANCE, ca 1885 | Metzler Violins

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About the Instrument
This cello has a unique flame figure that rises slightly from the center joint of its two-piece maple back. A similar figure runs along the ribs, while the scroll is crafted from a plainer wood. Its burnt umber varnish is applied over a golden ground.

Interior printed label reads: “J.T.L. / Geronimo Barnabetti / Paris”
Length: 753 mm
Upper Bouts: 351 mm
Middle Bouts: 237 mm
Lower Bouts: 436 mm

About the Maker
Geronimo Barnabetti was a luthier active in Mirecourt in the mid-to-late 19th century, working out of the Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (or J.T.L.) factory workshop. While a factory instrument might normally be associated with slapdash workmanship, Barnabetti was a luthier known to craft excellent instruments of notable quality.