immensefreedom Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 My Mom gave us her cello about 5 years ago that she has had most of her life and she is now almost 70. It has part of a marking on the inside that says "made in Germany", but that is the only identification I can find. We are going to have to sell it and I don't have any idea what maker it is from or what general price I should try to sell it at. She played it in many orchestras and other cellists thought it had a wonderful sound. Any help you could provide would be wonderful! Thank you. -Jonathan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacobsaunders Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 You have a Cello supplied by the Markneukirchen wholesaler to the US trade ca. slightly pre WWI. It has some damage (cracks etc) that I would hesitate to judge from a photo. If you are selling it „as is“ as a private person, you will have to ask less for it, that a shop would, who would restore it first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
immensefreedom Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thank you so much jacobsaunders. The cracks were fixed by a professional shop about 15-20 years ago. Based on the pictures, do you think it needs more work? Also, were there a lot of Markneukirchen cellos from that era and what do you think an average price may be? A wide range estimate is okay since I'm just curious to know the general ballpark. Thank you so much! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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