Bernardel Père Cello, 1838. Multiproduct Wippen cushions and capstan screws

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Bernardel Père Cello, 1838. Multiproduct Wippen cushions and capstan screwsThis photograph reveals the interior of a particularly fine cello made in 1838 by Bernardel Pre in Paris. Preserved in remarkable condition, the instrument shows almost no evidence of repair, with the only modern addition being a discreet wolf note eliminator near the bass bar. Bernardel often worked from classical Cremonese models for his cellos, particularly those of Stradivari, and this instrument is labelled accordingly, a common practice of the