Andrew Carruthers Ruggieri model cello, Santa Rosa, CA, 2025 | Metzler Violins
sweet, resonant, commanding
About the Instrument
This cello is a delight to play, responsive and projecting. With a complex and bright timbre, this instrument is excellent for solo performances. The varnish is delicately applied to display the texture of the beautiful strong medium curl figure falling from the center joint of the two-piece back. Similar flames run up the celloâs ribs and scroll.
Interior label reads: âAndrew Carruthers / Santa Rosa, California 2025â
Length: 734 mm
Upper Bouts: 355 mm
Middle: 340 mm
Lower Bouts: 440 mm
About the Maker
Andrew Carruthers (1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein & Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein & Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del GesĂč, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many âoff-beatâ violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of Americaâs Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.
https://www.andrewcarruthers.com/
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Andrew Carruthers Ruggieri model cello, Santa Rosa, CA, 2025 | Metzler Violins
Andrew Carruthers Ruggieri model cello, Santa Rosa, CA, 2025 | Metzler Violins
sweet, resonant, commanding
About the Instrument
This cello is a delight to play, responsive and projecting. With a complex and bright timbre, this instrument is excellent for solo performances. The varnish is delicately applied to display the texture of the beautiful strong medium curl figure falling from the center joint of the two-piece back. Similar flames run up the celloâs ribs and scroll.
Interior label reads: âAndrew Carruthers / Santa Rosa, California 2025â
Length: 734 mm
Upper Bouts: 355 mm
Middle: 340 mm
Lower Bouts: 440 mm
About the Maker
Andrew Carruthers (1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein & Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein & Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del GesĂč, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many âoff-beatâ violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of Americaâs Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.
https://www.andrewcarruthers.com/
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sweet, resonant, commanding
About the Instrument
This cello is a delight to play, responsive and projecting. With a complex and bright timbre, this instrument is excellent for solo performances. The varnish is delicately applied to display the texture of the beautiful strong medium curl figure falling from the center joint of the two-piece back. Similar flames run up the celloâs ribs and scroll.
Interior label reads: âAndrew Carruthers / Santa Rosa, California 2025â
Length: 734 mm
Upper Bouts: 355 mm
Middle: 340 mm
Lower Bouts: 440 mm
About the Maker
Andrew Carruthers (1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein & Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein & Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del GesĂč, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many âoff-beatâ violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of Americaâs Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.
https://www.andrewcarruthers.com/
