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Author: Fegley

2014- Guadagnini Cello

by Fegley
Cello Making, Fegley
July 14, 2014

My latest cello build is a 7/8 Guadagnini copy. The original was made in 1743. An important year for the production of early Guagagnini cellos. I know what you are thinking… Why a 7/8 cello!? Honestly, the wood was just small...

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2014- Stradivari Viola

by Fegley
Violin Making
June 24, 2014

This past year I have been copying a Stradivari Viola from 1672 known as the ‘Mahler’. It is the first of the 10 Stradivari Violas to be in existence today. While Stradivari made a couple thousand instruments he rarely made violas. There is going to...

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Stradivari Cello Copy

by Fegley
Cello Making
May 9, 2014

In 2012, a young cellist who was going off to music school approached me about making a custom cello just for him. He had his heart set on one of my handmade instruments after playing on a Stradivari cello...

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