Es un cello para principiantes y se nota. La construcción de las clavijas es bastante pobre, y las maderas son excesivamente finas. Dicho esto, para un principiante es más que ideal, aunque sea un poco caro en comparación de otros cellos para novatos

Perfecto para tocar con el tapón o sin él. El que tiene de madera tiene los agujeros específicamente para tocar sin tapón, y alguna vez se le va (un niño con un cello encima del parquet de madera es un poco peligroso…). Así que éste va perfecto para casa y sujeta bien, tanto si practica con tapón o sin. Y por el precio, aún mejor.

Mi sobrina comenzaba sus clases de violonchelo en el conservatorio y le habíamos prometido que nosotros se lo compraríamos. Primero estuvimos buscando en el mercado de segunda mano. Teníamos la idea de que a su primer violonchelo, para una niña de ocho años, le iba a dar mucha guerra hasta que aprendiera. Y buscamos sobretodo la calidad del sonido. Pero al final nos decidimos por éste, uno nuevo, aunque sujetos a la aventura. Sin embargo, mi cuñado, que es músico profesional, ya lo ha estado probando y me ha dicho que está sorprendido de como suena para lo que ha costado, porque andaba antes bastante escéptico. Así que estamos todos muy contentos. Y en el conservatorio otros padres ya le han preguntado dónde lo ha adquirido. Es un excelente instrumento, totalmente recomendable por su relación calidad precio.

Cumple con las expectativas.

El cordal es defectuoso, especialmente el cable que lo deberia sujetar, qno aguanta la tenssion delas cuerdas y es imposible de afinarse pirque salta el cable del cordal y sale todo volando. Lo he visto aflojarse a cada vuelta de clavija hasta salirse el cable. Un asco. Vamos, esun celo decorativo q jamas podra ser tocado por nadie puesto q no sepuede terminar demontar. He encargado un cordal nuevo en otra tienda para intentar que funcione… ya veremos una vez puesto un cordal de verdad, por donde se rompe… x cierto, no trae certificado ni garantia ni nada. Una estafa.

The cello was cheap, so my expectations were not high, but I thought it was worth the gamble. In essence, the cello itself is fine, but they have skimped where they could. In my view, they went too far with the result that the cello needed a bit of work before it was really playable. Nothing too complicated, so don't let that put you off if you are fairly practical.The cello was described as having an ebony fingerboard. It might have, for all know, but it has definitely been covered with black ink-like substance which comes off all over the fingers when being played. That needs removing. The finish on the fingerboard was uneven, so I also sanded it down. I also sanded down the top nut which was very rough. I think this was the cause of the original A string and a much better quality replacement breaking as soon as we tried to tune the cello. I also sanded the top of the bridge (the height was fine, but was also a bit rough and I didn't want to risk a third string breaking). Tuning the cello was almost impossible. I sanded down the pegs and applied some peg compund to stop them slipping. I also had to replace the tailpiece because the "cleats" which are supposed to hold the string in place bent under the pressure of tightening the strings. One of the strings even pulled right through the gap. I bought a Wittner which is absolutely fine.The bow and hedphones are rubbish. The case is OK, but will not offer much protection against knocks. We found it very difficult to get the cello out of its case because the pegs stuck out so far. Once the cello had been tuned and the pegs were pushed further into the holes, this was not a problem. So overall, I went into the purchase with my eyes open and I was glad I did. I bought the cello for my teenage daughter who already has a decent acoustic cello and I didn't want to spend too much on an electric one which might turn out to be a short-lived fad. She was disappointed that she wasn't able to play the cello immediately, but is now happy with it. At some point we will probably change the strings, but other than the A string, we have left the original ones on for now.

This instrument has a really good clear tone and a good volume. It is responsive when played. I play mostly in a community orchestra in which there are about 5 or 6 cellos counting me. I've been playing for about 35 out of the last 50 years and have used a family instrument, which sadly has reached the point that it needs a significant amount of work that I can't afford right now. So, I decided to buy a student instrument, and thought a five string cello would be fun.There are caveats with this cello, though, which explains four stars instead of five:1. Get some good strings. The strings that come with the cello are awful. They're heavy and sound cheap. I bought a set of La Bella Helicore strings which set me back $126 and they were worth every bit. They are lighter in build but the tone is superior and you lose nothing in volume.2. Mine came with a regular bridge for a four string cello. It's too narrow. I took a spare bridge, cut off the very top and spliced on a piece of hard maple and shaped it so that it gave me around 8.5 cm in width instead of 6.5. That's enough to space your strings out a bit more. The fingerboard is wider than on a regular cello so it can handle a wider bridge. Otherwise you're bumping into the adjacent string. Unless you have the skills to work on your own instrument you're going to have to get a luthier do it for you, and also to set the soundpost. If they can't or won't do the splicing you might suggest they use a bass viola da gamba bridge or a baroque cello bridge, either of which is wider. UPDATE: I have bought a bass viol da gamba bridge and will be fitting it soon.3. The "gut" piece that holds the tailpiece is plastic. The threads strip. Spring for one made of aircraft cable that has metal threads. Otherwise the threads will strip and you'll have an explosion as I did. I couldn't keep it in tune, and finally the threads gave way and it exploded.4. This isn't really a caveat, but just a thought. You can string this instrument to have either a high E or a low F. I quickly decided that I would rather have a high E for the tenor and treble clef. Any cello player knows that once you get into the upper range on the A string you have very little to go on for benchmarks. The low F could be useful for hitting the low notes along with the basses, but that struck me as less advantageous.I have seen comments online that a five string cello is going to have less volume because of the extra string, but I have not found that to be the case. With the Helicore strings the high E has a wonderfully clear and sweet sound and lacks nothing in volume. The overall volume of the cello does not suffer either. This prejudice, I believe, is simply that–a prejudice based on assumptions rather than experience. Granted, this is not a Stradivarius or Amati but I can't afford those anyway. For a middle aged guy who finds playing in a community orchestra with friends is a good escape from the trials of life, this is a very good instrument.With the above caveats, this is a good instrument, and putting in a couple hundred extra for better strings and a wider bridge still puts you ahead. I can't wait to bring this to orchestra practice next week and see how long it takes the other cellists to do a double take and ask how many strings it has! UPDATE: Considering this is an inexpensive but still very nice cello, I am going to exchange the scroll for a Chinese carving. It will turn heads! I love it!

El pedido rápido, pero el primer arco venía roto, una caja muy grande pero poco segura, el segundo bien, el embalaje deja mucho que desear.El arco es normalito es para estudiante de 4 elemental, suena algo más fuerte que el anterior arco que venía con el chelo stentor student 2.

This is decent enough. The only part not great (perhaps also 2nd most important feature) is the silver loop…. it is too small for most chairs, especially if you use this with a piano stool.If this part could be changed, the item is ideal.

Precio muy bueno para la cantidad de resina que es. El problema es que la resina es muy frágil y vino quebrada por algún golpe durante el transporte. Si hubiese tenido una cajita de plástico a lo mejor no se hubiese roto. Buena resina.