Christopher J. Ebersberger, geigenbaumeister Möhrendorf Deutschland
Christopher J. Ebersberger
Ebersberger builds three types of cellos, all by hand; a ‘workshop’ cello, a ‘deluxe workshop’ cello and a ‘master’ cello. This is the ‘deluxe workshop’ model.
For the first two models, Christopher uses the same wood. For the latter two models, he applies the same finish. Thus, this ‘deluxe workshop’ model has a combination of the features of the other two models.
The wood he selects for his instruments has been aged for decades. The top is made of fine mountain spruce and the neck, back and ribs are made of sycamore maple.
The dimensions of this (4/4) cello:
- upper width 34 cm
- narrowest width 23 cm
- bottom width 44 cm
- body height (to the heel) 76 cm
- the scale is 69 cm (keel to bridge)
- the cello fits in an ordinary cello case.
The current setup consists of:
- Acustikus tailpiece with integrated fine tuners
- Belgian cello bridge
- ebony fingerboard
- ebony Hill model ‘butterfly’ tuning pegs
- Bender (Germany) steel pin
String setup
The cello is strung up with Larsen Soloist medium on A and D and Thomastik Spirocore Tungsten strings on the G and the C. The final setup for this instrument can be chosen by the buyer, in the sound optimisation proces where the buyer will be supported by cellist and cello-string-specialist Mirjam Daalmans from the Gallery.
Christopher J. Ebersberger is a contemporary German luthier who has his own workshop in Möhrendorf in the Bavaria region in Germany.
Christopher has built this cello all by hand himself in 2023 and calls it his ‘workshop deluxe’ model.
Info from the Ebersberger website:
“I may be a comparatively young master violinmaker but I already have a wealth of experience to draw on, having been immersed in the profession from a very early age.
I spent much of my childhood in my grandfather’s violin workshop. This is more or less where I grew up. I would watch mesmerized as a block of wood was slowly transformed into a beautiful fragile instrument. A fascinating experience. By my teens, I was already busily helping. My passion for violinmaking started at a very early age.
At the age of 17, I was lucky enough to enter a violinmaking apprenticeship with the Karl Höfner company. Under the guidance of master violinmaker Alfred Zecho, I worked for the workshops of Karl Höfner and Roderich Paesold. After completing my apprenticeship, I stayed on for another two years as deputy department head. Then, at the age of just 22 years, I successfully passed my master craftsman’s examination and became self-employed.
Since that time, I have continued to collaborate with renowned master violinmakers in the region. This has allowed me to steadily expand and develop my expertise.
I really love creating something with my own bare hands without using machines. Working in wood, in particular, is highly demanding but extremely enjoyable because as a naturally grown material, no two pieces of wood are ever the same. Even when the wood is taken from one and the same trunk, it has to be worked in different ways. And differences as small as a tenth of a millimeter will define the quality of the instrument.
Consequently, every instrument is unique – with its very own character and sound.”
price available upon request