New Bow Arrived.

It is lighter than my old bow so will have to get used to the new action. Already feels like I can play faster with it and switching strings seems easier.

New Bow

Finally buying a better bow. I've inherited 3 and only one of the 3 is even partially acceptable. The local music shoppe says it will cost $85 to fix my good cello's broken neck so I decided to celebrate and purchase a Coda prodigy cello bow from cellos2go.com.

Spare Cello

Picked up a student cello (Cecilio CCO-200) for $250 from craigslist this evening so I would have a spare for my chamber music class until my real cello gets fixed. It has low bridge issues which effects the "C" String but otherwise it plays okay. At least the low bridge makes thumb position easier. A new Cecilio CCO-200 runs around $385 online with shipping and would still need to be adjusted. I'll have to be satisfied with this deal as renting a cello would have cost me $130 (minimum 3 month rental). My Suzuki teacher friend came along with me to look at the cello and thought it adequate for my needs. I wasn't enthusiastic but I guess I am spoiled by the way my good cello plays and sounds.

Second Life Project

Our class had to build a museum exhibit in Second Life this term.  It was fun but I didn't have a lot of time to devote to it.  Here's a classmate who did a really cool one.

Ouch!

Just dropped my cello after chamber music class and the neck broke off. What am I going to do?