Violoncello by Nicolaus Leidolff

Vienna, 1690

 

Born near Milano around 1650, Nicolaus Leidolff (ca.1650-ca.1710) first learned violin-making in Italy. After traveling as an apprentice in Italy and Switzerland, he settled down in Vienna, initially employed by Isaak Ott, one of the many luthiers from Füssen who established himself in Vienna. As was the custom of the times, Nicolaus Leidolff married the widow of his employer upon his death in 1672, taking over his master’s workshop. The high quality of his workmanship and the excellent sound of his instruments very soon won him an international reputation far beyond the borders of the Habsburg Empire.

His son, Johann Christoph and his grandson, Joseph Ferdinand, carried on the family tradition to the end of the 18th C.

 

 One of the many musicians who has used this violoncello: Peter Trefflinger, from Austria.
He performs regularly with the Quadriga Consort.

 

Body length	689 mm
Upper width	324 mm
Middle width	220 mm
Lower width	429 mm
Rib height	114 mm
String length	677 mm