You have helped get me past the half-way point of my fund raising goal. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me reach this point. I am lucky to have so many supporters in this. If you’re still interested in donating, please don’t hesitate to do so. I’m not expecting delivery of the cello until the fourth quarter of the year, but that is closer than it seems and hitting my goal early would be great. If you’re new to this page, all of the details of my commission of a cello by Michele Ashley can be found in the first blog post.

My John Terry Cello has arrived at Carriage House Violins and after a neck reset, has been added to their website for sale. The neck reset was meant to raise the projection and to increase the response. I hope it has achieved that goal. My cello, a broad Montagnana copy, stands out as a unique instrument in their collection, although oddly enough they now have two Terry cellos in their inventory. The other was made in 1983 and looks to be a much slimmer Strad copy or perhaps John’s own model. It was consigned very shortly after mine and a part of me is glad they have been united. Below is a photo of my Terry cello from Carriage House Violins’ website. I think it looks spectacular. (Update: The cello is now for sale at Claire Givens Violins in Minneapolis, MN)