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This is the unboxing for my new Kallo Bartok cello from String Works, and a short sample of me playing on it.

The Kallo Bartok cellos are mostly hand carved in Romania, using old European wood, then they are sent to luthier Man Claudiu in Italy to be completed and hand finished. It comes in either the Stradivari pattern or the Montagnana pattern. I initially wanted a Monty, but when I had Evan create some sound samples for me, this particular Strad sounded clearer and sweeter to me (and my teacher), so I went with the Strad pattern.

This cello has the antique finish, heart-shaped ebony pegs with boxwood accents, a boxwood Bois d'Harmonie tailpiece (extra charge), and Larson A&D / Spirocore G&C strings. I think it looks very nice.

Ironically, my StringWorks Soloist III cello was finally settling down with its new Versum Solo A&D strings, and the harshness was much better. My initial thoughts are that the sound of the two are similar, with maybe a slight edge in richness of sound to the Kallo Bartok. This is sort of an unfair comparison, since the Soloist III has a year of playing on it, vs the Kallo Bartok has nothing. So, this bodes well for the Kallo Bartok, and it will be interesting to see what it sounds like in a few months, or a year!

I have 2 weeks to decided whether to keep this Kallo Bartok, so I will play it a lot over that time, and hopefully it will settle down a bit so that I can make a good evaluation of it. I am trading in the Soloist III, if I keep the Kallo Bartok. StringWorks gives me 100% credit for the Soloist III during the trade-in.