At Animato, we offer a range of cellos priced over $10,000, crafted by renowned luthiers with the finest available materials. These cellos produce rich, powerful tones and offer excellent playability for advanced players. Our experts hand-select each cello to ensure the highest quality standards. Browse our collection today to elevate your playing to the next level.
This Jay Haide cello “Vuillaume model” is made of top-notch European timbers.
Made of European timbers
Animato Strings Set up includes the following:
• Highest-grade “Despiau” French bridge
• Bavarian Spruce soundpost
• Best European Strings.
European Strings:
• A and D Strings: Il Canone (warm) by Larsen
• G and C Strings: Tungsten wound Spirocore strings
The Helmut Illner German Cello 2003 is a handcrafted instrument made in Heroldsbach, Germany, bearing its original SIR – German Handcraft label and Helmut Illner’s handwritten signature. A specialist cello maker associated with SIR (String Instrument Research), Illner gained international recognition following distinctions at the 1992 Manchester International Cello Festival, including “Best of Sound” and “Of Merit.” This 2003 cello represents his mature craftsmanship and specialised approach to modern German cello making.
Key Features:
• Maker: Helmut Illner
• Year: 2003
• Place: Heroldsbach, Germany
• Workshop: SIR
• Label: Original & signed
• Awards: Manchester, 1992
This Antique French violin was made by the famous luthier Jean Baptiste Colin at Mirecourt, Paris, in 1903, a superb example of a quality French instrument.
German Cello by Helmut Illner - Goffriller Model. According to the label, it was made in 2004, just before Helmut Illner's retirement. This cello is handmade and hand-varnished with a balm mixture of red-brown. It is one of the high-level instruments made by Illner.
Giovanni Battista Zanoli, with his label 'Joannes Baptista' Zanoli. The cello was made in Verona, Northern Italy, in 1747.
Stoehr cello - to be set up. The price includes setting up that includes a Bavarian spruce sound post, the highest quality French bridge, ca $600 worth of strings, and a German Carbon Tailpiece.
• Use of matured, high-quality tonewoods
• Beautifully flamed Bosnian maple for the back, rib and neck
• Slow, evenly-grown mountain spruce is used for the top.
• Use Traditional Guild knowledge with modern technology to achieve a tonal optimum.
• Varnish is personally produced, following traditional recipes using only select resins.
• With loving care, each cello, such as this one, is given a special touch.
• Customers repeatedly praised him for the instrument’s light response and strong, full tone paired with the instrument’s inner melodiousness.
Achieving ultimate in substance, purity and melodiousness of sound.
• Use of matured, high-quality tonewoods
• Beautifully flamed Bosnian maple for the back, rib and neck
• Slow, evenly-grown mountain spruce is used for the top.
• Use Traditional Guild knowledge with modern technology to achieve a tonal optimum.
• Varnish is personally produced, following traditional recipes using only select resins.
• With loving care, each cello, such as this one, is given a special touch.
• Customers repeatedly praised him for the instrument’s light response and strong, full tone paired with the instrument’s inner melodiousness.
• Use of matured, high-quality tonewoods
• Beautifully flamed Bosnian maple for the back, rib and neck
• Slow, evenly-grown mountain spruce is used for the top.
• Use Traditional Guild knowledge and modern technology to achieve a tonal optimum.
• Varnish is personally produced, following traditional recipes using only select resins.
• With loving expert care, each cello, such as this one, is given a special touch.
• Customers repeatedly praised him for the instrument’s light response and strong, full tone paired with the instrument’s inner melodiousness.
Recently SOLD Thomas Stoehr Master cello - to be set up. The price includes setting up that includes a Bavarian spruce sound post, the highest quality French bridge, ca $600 worth of strings, and a German Carbon Tailpiece.
• Use of matured, high-quality tonewoods
• Beautifully flamed Bosnian maple for the back, rib and neck
• Slow, evenly-grown mountain spruce is used for the top.
• Use Traditional Guild knowledge with modern technology to achieve a tonal optimum.
• Varnish is personally produced, following traditional recipes using only select resins.
• With loving care, each cello, such as this one, is given a special touch.
• Customers repeatedly praised him for the instrument’s light response and strong, full tone paired with the instrument’s inner melodiousness.
Louis Noebe was a German cellist who studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and played in several orchestras. He became a solo cellist and later established a workshop for creating violins, violas, and cellos. He improved violin making and developed the System Noebe, which increased the vibrations of the cello. He was also a German violin maker whose clients included famous musicians. He innovated in piano construction and developed a four-part coupling pedal in 1893. Today, his former residence is a listed building, and the Bad Homburg Municipal Historical Museum bought a violin by Louis Noebe for its 100th anniversary in 2016.
The 7/8 Amati-Mangenot Cello, Bordeaux 1932, is an early 20th-century French instrument bearing the label of Paul Amati Mangenot (1901–1966). Born in Mirecourt, Mangenot trained with his father, Paul Alexandre Mangenot, and the Laurent family before taking over Émile Laurent’s Bordeaux workshop in 1925. This cello’s comfortable 7/8 dimensions and historical French character make it an appealing choice for players seeking a mature instrument in a slightly smaller format.
Key Features:
• Maker: Amati Mangenot
• Dates: 1901–1966
• Size: 7/8
• Year: 1932
• Place: Bordeaux
• Origin: France
• Teacher: Émile Laurent
• Early 20th century
