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Phoebe1
Registered User
(3/29/01 6:28:08 am)
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Focused
sound?
Whilst playing a cello he is
trialing at the end of my lesson yesterday my teacher commented that
the instrument had a very "focused sound" - it's 19th century
german. I thought I knew what he meant, but the way he said it made
me feel that this wasn't a good attribute, he also commented that it
was very difficult to play dolce on. Can anybody enlighten me as to
what he really meant, I asked way too many dumb questions in the
lesson yesterday to risk my self esteem with any more stupidity!!! I
trust you guys not to laugh. :-)
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Christopher
Chan
Registered
User
(3/29/01 10:01:25 am)
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Re:
Focused sound?
I think when one describes a focused
sound it is a nice way of saying a cello does not have a full sound.
This can possibly be remedied by getting a soundpost adjustment,
soundpost remplacement, or bridge/soundpost replacement, perhaps
even new/different strings. In my opinion, having a cello with a
focused sound may not be such a bad thing, i think they tend to
project better b/c the sound is more direct. Cellos with too much of
a full sound can sound kind of muddy. If you personally like the
sound of your cello, i don't think you should worry about it. Sound
is a very subjective thing.
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Phoebe1
Registered User
(3/30/01 2:47:26 am)
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not
mine!
thanks for your reply, the cello is
not mine, just one my teacher is trying, I liked the sound, but it
does have high tension strings on, Pirastro Permanents on the bottom
and Larsons on the top. As a matter of interest, would a change to
lower tension like Prim make a difference?
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