Lilo Salerno Cello 2025
$28,000.00
The Lillo Salerno Cello 2025 is a contemporary workshop instrument bearing the label “Strumento di bottega – Salerno Lillo – ex cremonensis fecit anno 2025” and numbered LS 2025-04. Italian-born Lillo Salerno trained at the violin-making schools of Cremona and Mittenwald before establishing his workshop in Pforzheim, Germany, in 2005. His instruments blend traditional Italian and German violin-making influences, making this 2025 cello an appealing modern instrument with strong European craftsmanship credentials.
Key Features:
• Maker: Lillo Salerno
• Year: 2025
• No.: LS 2025-04
• Type: Workshop cello
• Training: Cremona & Mittenwald
Lilo Salerno Cello 2025
The Lillo Salerno Cello 2025 is a contemporary workshop instrument bearing a label inscribed “Strumento di bottega – Salerno Lillo – ex cremonensis fecit anno 2025”, together with the identifying number “N° LS 2025-04.” The wording Strumento di bottega identifies it as a workshop instrument, while ex cremonensis reflects Salerno’s connection with the Cremonese tradition and his training in Cremona. Comparable Salerno workshop cellos carry the same label format and are produced within his established workshop tradition.
Lillo Salerno is an Italian-born violin maker from Sicily who grew up in Pforzheim, Germany. He studied at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona from 1998 to 2002, then continued his training in Mittenwald, Germany, combining influences from the Italian Cremonese and German schools of violin making. After gaining experience in restoration workshops, he established his own workshop in Pforzheim in 2005. His workshop produces violins, violas and cellos, including instruments inspired by classical Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù models and finished with quality oil varnish.
As a 2025 workshop cello, this instrument represents Salerno’s contemporary approach to traditional European violin making. Its clearly numbered label provides an individual workshop reference. At the same time, its association with a Cremona- and Mittenwald-trained maker makes it an attractive option for advancing and professional players seeking a modern European cello grounded in established Italian and German traditions.
Key Features:
- Maker/Workshop: Lillo Salerno
- Instrument: Cello
- Year: 2025
- No.: LS 2025-04
- Type: Workshop cello
- Tradition: Cremonese/German
