121 Year Old 1904 Antique FRENCH Cello Ch. J.B. COLLIN MEZIN 4/4 Instrument

Description: INCLUDES NEW STRINGS; A-Larsen Cello Medium D-Larsen Cello Medium C-Spirocore Cello Tungsten MediumG-Spirocore Cello Tungsten Medium I love the cello eerie sound and vibrato, which is why I buy the antique ones. My eye for quality brings me the most beautiful instruments. I always have one in our music room! Here I offer another Stunning Cello! 121 Year Old 1904 Antique FRENCH Cello 4/4 Instrument, Amazing Patina, Solid and Beautiful! Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin Luthier A Paris I don't know what it all means, but that's what the old sticker says. INFO online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Jean_Baptiste_Collin-Mezin Sitting next to our 6ft Grand Piano for size reference. I have bought 6 other antique cello's because I love them! I am not an expert on them, but this wood is very old! The soft grain is recessed below the hard grain. It's definitely very old wood. It's old. Not perfect, but that's the beauty of it. It has a few professionally repaired cracks over it's life. It's very solid, and is ready to be played. The guy I got it from said the tone is very powerful, bright and open with great resonant. I just installed the best strings on it! Come over and play the instrument before buying. I'm selling as is as found. No returns please. I don't want this rare cello transported back and forth. For now, it sits in our piano room on display, and I am happy if it stays here. Hi-tech, top grade, spiral steel core strings.Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore strings feature a core that has greater elasticity than that of conventional strings, which means less inertia and a greater propensity for musical vibration.The sound is full and homogeneous, balanced and voluminous. The string has been calibrated to satisfy the express wish of many artists for a string that is equally effective for arco and pizzicato playing styles.Spirocore's hi-tech core makes for effortless fingering, responsive bowing, stable tuning, and a very long string life. With Spirocore the steel string's technical possibilities have been developed to their maximum Larsen cello stringThe Larsen strings are among the finest in cello strings. Made in Denmark from top-notch steel, they project well with a warm sound. They have balanced carrying power and powerful timbre. PAYMENT BY BANK WIRE OR CASHIERS CHECK PLEASE. Pick up in person is preferred so you can play the instrument.You can reach me: 5303923025 Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin ArticleTalk ReadEditView history Tools Appearance TextSmallStandardLargeWidthStandardWideColor (beta)AutomaticLightDark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ch.J.B Collin-MezinCh.J.B Collin-MezinBorn1841 Mirecourt, FranceDied1923 ParisNationalityFrenchKnown forviolin makingChildrenCharles Collin-Mezin, Jr. Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin (1841–1923) was a French maker of violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows. He was an Officier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts and won gold and silver medals at the Paris Exhibitions in 1878, 1889, and 1900. He was the son of luthier C. L. Collin, and father of Charles Collin-Mezin, Jr., also a luthier. The Henley Dictionary of Violin Makers [1] gives him a long and glowing report. Collin-Mezin’s career Born in Mirecourt, Collin-Mezin apprenticed with his father. Some sources say he worked for a period in the Brussels workshop of Nicolas-François Vuillaume.[2] In 1868 he moved to Paris where he established himself as one of the premier French luthiers of his day. His instruments were considered superior over other new violins. Collin-Mezin was friends with influential people who helped popularize his instruments. He was also connected to musical luminaries of his day, whose opinions he sought out. A number of famous violinists played on his instruments, and praised their quality and playability, including Joseph Joachim, Sivori, Scott Tixier, Léonard, Marie Tayau, and Jules Armingaud, who considered a Collin-Mezin equal to a Stradivari for flexibility of sound. The famous cellists Franchomme and Jacquard played on Collin-Mezins. Characteristics of his instruments and craftsmanship Like the best French luthiers, his designs followed in the tradition of the famous Italian schools Stradivarius, Guarnerius, and Amati, although he developed his own unique varnish. varnish tends to be thick and dull, ranging in colour from yellow to brownish yellowthey typically have a black outline along the edges of the body and scrollno artificial process of heating or chemically treating the woodconstructed of old wood that was dried naturallythe bass barring (as well as other aspects) adjusted according to the age and type of wood he usedhis best work is approximately from 1875–1910 His instruments are also characterized by a powerful and unusually brilliant tone, but also possessed a harshness when new. Musical historian William Henley, in his Universal Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers (1959), suggests that this harshness could be eliminated with "many years of strenuous playing," which would then certainly enable the instrument to be played by an active soloist. Henley records that “Benjamin Godard's Concerto Romantique was first performed at a Pasedeloup Concert, Paris, 1876, by Marie Tayau on a Collin-Mézin violin with (what was then an innovation) E and A steel strings suggested by the maker, which rather points to the fact that he is attempting to get brilliance and clearness at the expense of purity." Steel strings are more popular today, though they tend to be used more by students. (More advanced players and professionals prefer synthetic or gut core strings wound with metal, and an all-metal E string.) How to recognize an authentic Collin-MezinMany but not all authentic Collin-Mezins have a hand-written signature in addition to a label (according to Henley).Violins with later dates have a Grand Prix label in addition to the hand written signature.On the side of his original sound posts there is a stamp of "Collin-Mézin," a copyright facsimile of his signature.His labels are not to be confused with the violins of his son and collaborator Charles Collin-Mezin, Jr., whose instruments are also of high quality but priced more moderately. The labels of Collin-Mezin, Jr's instruments still contain labels with his father’s name, and indicate that they are “par Ch J. B. Collin-Mézin.” These mention "Paris" (even though many were made in Mirecourt after 1924), and also mention "Grand Prix Exposition." His labels From 1868–1876 Longeur: 9 cent. Lauteur: 2 centCh J. B. Collin-Mézin filsLuthier. Paris l'an 1870 From 1876 onwards Longeur: 9 cent. Hauteur 3½Ch. J. B. Collin-MézinLuthier á ParisRue du Faubg: Poissonnière No. 29 Ch. J. B. Collin-MézinLuthier á ParisRue du Faubg: Poissonnière No. 10(Up to 1883, some instruments with earlier labels "Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin fils" were still found. All labels were changed to "Ch. J. B. Collin-Mézin" afterwards. ) His later violins Ch. J. B. Collin-MézinLuthier C. MGrand Prix-Exposition Universelle, 1900Paris, 1921

Price: 5999 USD

Location: Auburn, California

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