Is this cello worth $2K?
I love the reddit community and was happy to find a cello subreddit as I am clueless. My son has been taking cello for mandatory school music classes and we were renting an instrument. However, we recently decided to start private lessons as he has an ear for music and is starting to enjoy playing. His teacher recommended we get a better sounding instrument to encourage his playing and our neighbor happens to be selling her grown daughter's cello. It's an Ivan Dunov VC401 with a hard case. The cello has clearly been well played and the case is a bit banged up but $2K seems like a good price based on my research. Our cello teacher also agreed though she did say that the seam was coming apart at the bottom and needs to be rebonded. I don't see it but I am obviusly not an expert. Just looking for a second opinion before we commit to buying this cello.
