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Cello Exchange

We are constantly contacted by players looking for a new cello and also by cellists seeking to find a buyer for their old instrument.  Currently, we have a list of clients seeking cellos from £12,000 to over £500,000.  In response we offer a cello exchange service which is designed to assist both the buyer and the seller.  We charge a modest sales commission of 12.5%. 

If a player wishes to sell an instrument through the cello exchange, we will assess the instrument and agree a selling price.  We will also discuss the need for any minor repairs or set up work before the cello is made available for sale.   

The owner insures the instrument while it is at our studio in Ely; we insure the instrument when it is out on approval.  When we find a buyer for the cello, we ask the buyer to pay the full selling price direct to the vendor.  We will then invoice the vendor for 12.5% of the selling price.

The Cello Exchange has now been running for four years and has sold cellos by the following makers: James and Henry Banks, Charles Buthod, John Carter, George Corsby, George Craske, Thomas Dodd, William Forster Senior, William Forster Junior, Henry Furber, John Furber, Lockey Hill, Henry Jay, Thomas Kennedy, Marc Laberte, Mario Maccaferri, Léon Mougenot, David Rubio, Wilfred Saunders, Mathias Thir, Robert Thompson and Peter Wamsley.  The Exchange has also sold fine cello bows by Dodd, Hill, Ouchard, Oxley and Vidoudez.

We are currently seeking cellos priced between £12,000 and £500,000+ on behalf of cellists actively seeking an instrument.  We are also specifically seeking cellos by Banks and other fine English, Italian and French makers.  If you have an instrument you would like to be assessed for inclusion in the Cello Exchange, please call 01353 668559 or email us at sarah@aitchisoncellos.com. 

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