instrument
cello
Claude Pierray
built in Paris in ± 1720
A cello attributed to Claude Pierray, built in Paris, ca. 1720. The scroll is not original.
Current player
Talent
Renée Timmer
plays a
cello
from Claude Pierray
from Claude Pierray
History of this instrument
This cello was loaned to the Musical Instrument Fund in 2020 by a private individual. Lluc Pascual Sarret was the first to play this Parisian instrument. Renée Timmer is the current lucky owner of the cello.
About Claude Pierray
Claude Pierray was one of the first Parisian violin makers whose instruments have survived. A contract with the Parisian master violin maker Guillaume Barbey shows that he learned the trade from him. Barbey built viols and cellos. He was...
