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Matteo Goffriller

Goffriller 1710

An early Venetian cello with a warm, slow-burning tone.

Goffriller 1710 — front

A cello from 1710, built in the Venetian workshop of Matteo Goffriller. Teacher of Montagnana, founder of the Venetian school, and quite frankly the reason all of this exists.

Sound

Round and vocal, the way Goffrillers like to sing. The G string is generous and warm, the A floats. Together they make you want to play long phrases.

History

Joined the collection in 2015. These days it spends most of its time on baroque repertoire, dressed up in gut strings.

Sound