Last year a local music organization gave me a cello as a thank you for volunteer work I had done over the past few years. This small size cello was made by Canadian violin maker, Pierre Martel in 1879. He worked in L’Assomption, Quebec, about 40 km north of Montreal.

The cello needs some restoration and when we have some spare moments this year we will restore it to playable condition. Today I dusted it off and took some photographs as a first step before starting the repairs.

Once the cello is complete and adjusted to sound it’s best, we intend to loan it to young cellists in need of a good small cello.

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Above: The back (and sides) appear to be made from well figured Canadian/North American maple.