OT help in buying a cello

[Terry]

Maybe cello teachers are much more knowledgeable about their instruments
than piano teachers, but my experience with piano teachers suggests that a
minority of them are capable to steer a buyer to a decent piano.

That is funny though, when you think about it. I know that I can be pretty
darn critical of a piano owner's lack of knowledge about technical aspects
of pianos, but I have bought trumpets and clarinets for my son, and, let me
tell 'ya, I went at it with less than zero knowledge. Indeed, such a
purchase can be daunting.

Does Larry Fine have a cello book? Does he have a cellist cousin?

Terry Farrell

> Hi Greg,
>
> Make sure she has an excellent bow.
>
> Her teacher should be very involved in the process of selecting an
instrument.
>
> Buy the very best instrument you can afford and it will appreciate over
time.
>
> Strings are more like putting fuel in your car. A particular instrument
> with a particular bow may do well with a particular make of strings. Again
> the teacher should be involved.
>
> At 09:12 PM 17/02/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Greetings string playing members,
> >         I was hoping that perhaps someone on this list has had
experience
> >buying, playing etc. cellos. I'm faced with the situation some of our own
> >piano service customer fret about i.e. purchasing an instrument for their
> >offspring. I'm having some amount of difficulty helping my daughter
select
> >something within a modest price range (under $5,000). Seems I'm not too
> >interested in all the mystique over how the lacquers were applied and
> >whether or not it was in the sun or in the shade and on which side of the
> >grassy knoll. I'd like to get a feel for what in the construction of
these
> >things makes one better than another and why. Like our own field there is
> >much that goes into setting up an instrument for use and what quality of
> >strings, bow, etc. makes the biggest difference. If anyone can help
> >quantify some of this for me I'd truly love to hear from you!
> >
> >Appreciatively,
> >Greg Newell