Editing Cello (section)

==Famous instruments==
{{See also|Category:Individual cellos}}
[[File:Servais Stradivarius.jpg|right|thumbnail|upright=0.7|The Servais Stradivarius is preserved in the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Museum of American History]]]]

Specific instruments are famous (or become famous) for a variety of reasons. An instrument's notability may arise from its age, the fame of its maker, its physical appearance, its acoustic properties, and its use by notable performers. The most famous instruments are generally known for all of these things. The most highly prized instruments are now collector's items and are priced beyond the reach of most musicians. These instruments are typically owned by some kind of organization or investment group, which may loan the instrument to a notable performer. For example, the [[Davidov Stradivarius]], which is currently in the possession of one of the most widely known living cellists, Yo-Yo Ma, is actually owned by the Vuitton Foundation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beare |first=Charles |url=http://www.beares.com/Noteyoyoma.htm |title=Antonio Stradivari: The Cremona Exhibition of 1987 |author2=Carlson, Bruce |publisher=J. & A. Beare |year=1993 |isbn=0-9519397-0-X |location=London |chapter=Foreword by Yo-Yo Ma |access-date=2008-09-26 |chapter-url=http://www.beares.com/Noteyoyoma.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101030514/http://www.beares.com/Noteyoyoma.htm |archive-date=2006-01-01 |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

Some notable cellos:
*the "King", by [[Andrea Amati]], is one of the oldest known cellos, built between 1538 and 1560—it is in the collection of the [[National Music Museum]] in [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nmmusd.org/Collections |title=Collections |website=Nmmusd.org |access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Servais Stradivarius]] is in the collection of the [[Smithsonian Institution]], Washington DC.
*[[Batta-Piatigorsky Stradivarius]], played by Gregor Piatigorsky.
*[[Davidov Stradivarius]], played by Jacqueline du Pré, currently played by Yo-Yo Ma.
*[[Barjansky Stradivarius]], played by [[Julian Lloyd Webber]].
*[[Bonjour Stradivarius]], played by [[Soo Bae]].
*[[Paganini Quartet|Paganini-Ladenburg Stradivarius]], played by Clive Greensmith of the [[Tokyo String Quartet]].
*[[Duport Stradivarius]], formerly played by Mstislav Rostropovich.
*Piatti Stradivarius, 1720, played by [[Carlos Prieto (cellist)|Carlos Prieto]]