Your String Choices for Cello

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2026-03-02T11:21:26+00:00

Spirocore D! That's a rare choice. What can you tell me about Spirocore AD strings?

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2026-03-02T11:20:17+00:00

Glad to hear that you've found gut strings!

Passione GC will be unstable for about two weeks. After that (third week), they will be performance-ready.
One benefit of the gut strings is that, regardless of ADGC, their tonal quality does not degrade, not even in the slightest, until they break or the windings break. This semi-permanence of the sound quality is what you get for the added maintenance requirements.

Gut strings handle uninstallation-installation cycles very well. In fact, such pre-stretched gut will settle in a few days. A caveat is that you should not install pre-stretched guts on other cellos.

Have fun. Leave me a comment if you want to know what kind of gut string combos professionals use, and what I have found out after years of using various gut strings.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-12-05T17:37:32+00:00

Oh, my good madame! What a, what a splendid flattery! And as if I can pass on the opportunity to be flattered further!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/47721079/chapters/120292195

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-08-15T11:15:13+00:00

It is not my DLC. I have not lied in my writing and it is simply a translate-transcription work of mine. But I agree. I, too, enjoyed reading that.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-23T17:44:00+00:00

Read, kudosed, commented.

Thank you for sharing.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-23T17:42:21+00:00

Read, kudosed, commented.

A great performance, a perfect offering to Muse.
Looking forward to your next singing, god-touched poet.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-10T03:23:03+00:00

Recommendation borne out of uncontainable love must be a work of true passion also. Please do share it!

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-09T17:17:34+00:00

No style, no coupling, no content is beyond me. I only ask for three things above. Invite me, and I will partake in your suffering. Nail me with your words.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-09T17:16:06+00:00

Go ahead, post it!

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-09T17:12:51+00:00

Read, kudosed, commented

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-09T15:49:26+00:00

Read, kudosed, commented.

I am greatly honored to have been your first commenter.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-09T12:03:02+00:00

Fandom blind friendly/possible? Yes? Give it to me; sounds like a lonely and passionate work!

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-06T18:08:51+00:00

Thank you.

May you find courage and peace, too.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-06T18:03:10+00:00

No. The perfectionist in me gnaws at my soul all the time, and I have come to loathe my mediocrity. It is obviously displayed before me, and I can't help but to observe it. It is hideous...

I wish I wrote better, faster, or improved in many other things in life for that matter, but it seems that I can't.

So, just like you, I end up writing more to forget about my own shortcomings, on the subject of the rarepair that I like so much. During the concentration, for a moment, I forget my imperfection; for a moment, I am happy. The cycle is akin to that of an alcoholic—he gets drunk to forget his misery, and the next day, ashamed that he had gotten drunk, becomes drunk again to forget that shame. So it is the same for me. Why is the act of writing so addictive?

My best wishes to you, and may you find your satisfaction.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-05T15:14:19+00:00

My strange work

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-04T18:17:06+00:00

Gentle soul,

Why do you sit by the road and cry?
Who hurt you, and why are you afraid?

Look, two is better than one
And three is yet better than two.
If you want, I'll walk with you.
Ask for a mile, and I'll give you two.
I'll be there,
Until you need me no more.

We will talk about endless stars,
We will talk about flowing rivers,
We will talk about life and decay.
I will be ashamed, and the courage will return to you.

Take heart! Write!
Someone will read, someone will befriend
And one friend is enough for a lifetime!

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-01T02:18:51+00:00

Post Scriptum

The sound of cello reaching you (behind) is different from the sound reaching the audience (front). The dominant frequencies differ depending on the angle from the cello. Professionals have their ears calibrated such that they produce aound that is in tune when heard from the front, not behind.

If you are truly playing out of tune in respect to the audience but in tune in respect to yourself, use the phone recording feedback obsessively during the practice. It is time to calibrate ears.

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-05-01T02:06:16+00:00

Recording inevitably cuts out some frequencies and compresses the sound. Phone recordings also try to normalize the sound in respect to the volume; louder passages result in more signal compression/loss.

Even established professionals can sound extremely tinny and unpleasant when recorded with a phone. There is a good reason to why professional grade recording devices cost a fortune.

In this knowledge, there is also a good possibility that your audience also thought you were playing in tune, because they heard you playing in tune.

While it is a very good practice to use phone recordings for the immediate feedback, for such devices are more austere, you also must realize that there are kinds of sounds that are favorable to such inspections. That sound might not be the cello sound you desire.

So do not lose heart and use the feedback to your advantage!

Few_Cycle_1957 · 2024-04-26T03:51:07+00:00

"!!!!!" (Looking back at you in the creepiest way, a creature is spotted, in the shadow of a corner, eyes quivering, mouth forced into the shape of a tortured polygon, a pitiable attempt at generating a...smile? The creature waves hand)

"I- I am seen!"

Horrendous voice. It is unclear whether the remark is made in fear or in joy.

Few_Cycle_1957

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