The new cello is now finished, and with it's new owner. It has a deep, warm, and carrying tone.
This shot shows the cello having it's bridge fitted. Here I have rough fitted the bridge to adjust the string heights, essential for comfortable and accurate playing. The feet are fitted, and the finer finishing is done next. The image gives some idea of the beautiful red glow the varnish has in certain lights over the darker willow. The red colour is given by madder pigment that I make in the workshop. In oil varnish it is transparent. The colour changes in different lights in the same manner as Classic Old Italian varnish.
As a note of interest, the endpin is beautifully hand-made. The spike is made from steel tubing with a wall thickness of only 1 mm., rather than a solid rod, and the point on the bottom end is a separate item that is screwed into the tube. It is reversible - a point on each end - so you can always have a sharp end. A great design.
It is made by Stewart Bain in Sheffield.
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