Servais Stradivarius

The Servais Stradivarius is an antique cello crafted in 1701 by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737).

One of only sixty-three extant cellos attributed to Stradivari, it was crafted from exceptional wood reserved by the luthier for large instruments.

Its varnish has been described as "unusually rich" and the color a reddish-orange with golden transparency.

The Servais Stradivarius is currently owned by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Cellist Anner Bylsma used the Servais in his 1992 recording of the J. S. Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.

The Servais Stradivarius is preserved in the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of American History