Baroque cello

Baroque – model A. Gagliano

Alessandro Gagliano (1670 – 1740) worked in Naples.
The evolution of his cello measurements show that he was far ahead of his time: his violoncellos were significantly smaller. Reason could be to meet the soloistic play of the musicians of that time in Naples, a city that was known for this kind of music.
728 mm long and 426 mm wide in 1705.

To compare:
Domenico Montagnana (1686 – 1750) in Venice built a violoncello with measurements: 741 mm long and 445 mm wide, and the famous cello builder David Tecchler (1666 – 1747) in Rome: 742 mm long and 424 mm wide.