Available now is a beautiful contemporary Italian cello by Fabio Piagentini, made in Lucca 2011. Full of rustic charm and constructed with a free hand, the cello is uniquely designed and performs with a great sonority and confidence. It is made in a lightly antiqued style with a blend of varnish depths from deep red to golden brown.

Tonally the cello is very punchy and will be able to perform on stage with great ease with a balance of power and clarity. It has great depth whilst also having an instant, pliable sound for the player to express themselves with. Finished with Thomastik Spirocore Tungsten C&G strings and Larsen Magnacore D&A strings, it has a classic, professional tone. The cello has also been upgraded with a Ruschil London Belgian bridge to add further power, directness and stability.

Jan Baptista Dvořák was born in Unhost, Bohemia, Austrian Empire in 1825 and died in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary in 1890. He apprenticed at Jan Kulík, Prague. After that he worked in Pest at J. B. Schweitzer, in Vienna at A. Hofmann, at F. Patzelt and finally in Prague at I. Sandner. In 1847 after Sandner's death he overtook his workshop. J. B. Dvořák was the founder of the important violin maker dynasty of Dvořáks. He taught his two sons K. B. Dvořák and Jaroslav Dvořák. Besides them other makers who became later famous worked in his workshop: Tomas Zach, F. A. Homolka. His characteristic style is today highly valued not only in the Czech lands but also internationally.