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Nicolò Amati Violoncello: the "Herbert"
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<p>This violoncello was made by Nicolò Amati in Cremona, Italy, 1677. It is the <i>Herbert</i> violoncello with a two-piece spruce top of medium to wide grained with wings to the flanks, two-piece back of quarter sawn poplar, ribs of maple cut on the slab, and scroll (probably by a later hand) of maple cut on the quarter. The golden-brown is applied over a golden ground.
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Credit lineNicolò Amati Violoncello: the "Herbert". 1677. Amati, Nicolo. National Museum of American History, Gift of Evelyn and Herbert R. Axelrod. CC0.
