Edgar Russ - Sound of Cremona Marco Dotti Gore - Booth Cello

Cello

• Antonio Stradivari "Gore - Booth 1710" model
• Handcrafted by master luthier Marco Dotti at the workshop of Edgar Russ in Cremona
• Inspired by the ‘Gore �?Booth�?cello by Antonio Stradivari from 1710
• Top made of typically Italian split hazel spruce from the Val di Fiemme, air-dried
• Back made of flamed Bosnian sycamore, air-dried and always joined from two pieces
• Sides and neck made from the same wood as the back
• Fingerboard made from the finest grade ebony with C-edge
• Bridge Aubert De Luxe Belgian model
• Rosewood pegs
• Tailpiece: Weidler Akustikus with fine tuners
• Bender carbon endpin
• Strings: Spirocore Wolfram III & IV, Larsen Soloist II &I
• The instrument is varnished in the same way as in the 17th century by the great Cremonese masters
• Wood primer based on casein and calcium
• Lacquer finish with an amber/linseed oil lacquer prepared by Edgar Russ himself, which is coloured with pigments to give the instrument a true-to-original lacquer appearance