Michael H Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 I had this cello pegged as a German factory cello circa 1960 based on the body. I adore these celli for their tone at a relatively low price. Before the work to be done, I set it up first to see if the tone is worth the work. I did not notice this at first, but the scroll is partly translucent. Now I’m not really sure what era this cello is from as I have never seen it before. Purfling is scratched but some idiot ran a black market around the back plate, which is not coming off with water and steel wool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
violinsRus Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 the last turn of the scroll is plastic on both sides. someone was offering several of these on MN some time back. they must have been standard on student instruments at one point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A432 Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Try acetone for the black marker. FWIW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Allen Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 I can see why they would make them plastic. That section of scroll takes the longest to carve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Violadamore Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Suzuki was doing that at one time. They were selling instruments like that to Scherl & Roth in the USA, BTW. Has it got a label? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael H Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 29 minutes ago, Violadamore said: Suzuki was doing that at one time. They were selling instruments like that to Scherl & Roth in the USA, BTW. Has it got a label? No label. Plates looked ply at first, but it’s solid. All-in-all it’s easy to play and has a surprisingly good tone, so it will make a student happy. Just feel stupid not knowing anything else to say about it. At this point, all I can say is “it’s a full-sized cello that sounds good and has a spooky scroll.” I have had plenty of old S & R for rentals ranging from 1990s and up, but those have always looked completely different. I have never had a Suzuki cello, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael H Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, A432 said: Try acetone for the black marker. FWIW Perfect! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rue Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Never seen plastic scroll bits. Cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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