D Z Strad Cello Model 500

About the D Z Strad Cello Model 500

The Model 500 marks the transition point in D Z Strad's range where construction shifts from factory assembly to genuine handmade luthier work, with the brand specifically crediting prize-winning makers for this and higher tiers. This handmade construction typically involves individually selected tonewood, hand-carved arching, and personal attention to graduation thickness - details that meaningfully affect tone in ways factory production can't consistently replicate.

As a full-size (4/4) instrument, the Model 500 targets serious adult students or advancing players ready for a genuine step into professional-tier cello ownership, positioned as D Z Strad's accessible entry into that handmade category rather than its most expensive offering within it.

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Sound character of the D Z Strad Cello Model 500

As the entry point into D Z Strad's handmade tier, the Model 500 is voiced by luthiers who individually select tonewood and hand-carve the arching and graduation thickness - work that produces a noticeably warmer, more resonant, and more complex tone than the factory-assembled lower-numbered models, even as the accessible end of that handmade category.

Technical data for the D Z Strad Cello Model 500

Price history for the D Z Strad Cello Model 500

Cheapest seen: 2.798 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 4.547 EUR

The history of the D Z Strad Cello Model 500

D Z Strad's Model 500 represents the brand's entry point into handmade professional cello construction by award-winning luthiers.