Cello Talk 100: Bridges and Strings

For the final Cello Talk I went to Jordan Hall in Boston’s New England Conservatory to let you hear the difference between French and Belgian bridges, and between three different A strings. Cameras on the stage and balcony captured sound close up, and distant – which is so much of what really counts.

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Cello Talk 94: Cello Physical

If you’ve never taken your cello apart and put it back together, you can learn how here. And when the bridge and tailpiece are off, you can look through the hole in the bottom to see if the post is straight.

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