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romnomz
United States54 Posts
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
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HackBenjamin
Canada1094 Posts
i think it's just residual powder from the manufacturing. should be ok, but you can blast most of it off with compressed air. | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
As for maintenence, all you have to remember is to not let the resin build up on the instrument and to loosen your bow everytime you put it away. Occasional polish. Other than that and not letting dents and kinks get in it, maintaining it is pretty easy. | ||
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Warfie
Norway2846 Posts
Though I don't play it, I sometimes get residue from steel strings on my guitar and from the fingerboard on poorly maintained guitars that I have tried. Being brand new it sounds weird that the board would give off color, but then again it could be quite different from a guitar in that respect. Anyway for maintainence if you are responsible for storing it and/or bringing it home, store it in a not too moist environment, avoid temperature changes and be sure to treat the neck with some oils whenever you can (restringing is an ample opportunity). I'm no expert, not even an amateur I guess, so I would just google cello maintainence. Best of luck on learning to become a great celloist!  | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
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ymir233
United States8275 Posts
Also, you lucky bastard. A school is lucky if they have 4+ student cellos that are functioning at all properly. Don't worry about legitimate maintenance since it's a school cello, except when it gets seriously bad. However, one of the MOST crucial things to do is check whenever you can the bridge to make SURE that a) it's NOT curved/at an angle not perpendicular to the body of the cello, and b) that it's aligned correctly with the sound post. Many a cello has been screwed over by people glossing over this. | ||
ArvickHero
10387 Posts
On October 15 2011 07:32 ymir233 wrote: What imBLIND said. Also, you lucky bastard. A school is lucky if they have 4+ student cellos that are functioning at all properly. O_o I guess my school district was mega lucky lol | ||
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romnomz
United States54 Posts
On October 15 2011 07:32 ymir233 wrote: What imBLIND said. Also, you lucky bastard. A school is lucky if they have 4+ student cellos that are functioning at all properly. Don't worry about legitimate maintenance since it's a school cello, except when it gets seriously bad. However, one of the MOST crucial things to do is check whenever you can the bridge to make SURE that a) it's NOT curved/at an angle not perpendicular to the body of the cello, and b) that it's aligned correctly with the sound post. Many a cello has been screwed over by people glossing over this. Haha, my teacher apparently has been saving up money(or just stole the funds from his guitar class), we bought a lot of new instruments. But thanks for the help guys! Saved me a lot of worrying. | ||
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AirbladeOrange
United States2573 Posts
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Sm3agol
United States2055 Posts
The black residue.......sounds a little worrisome to me, but it's new, so maybe some of the dye isn't set yet? Kind of wierd to me, I've never had that happen to me, but then, I've never had a brand new cello. And what other people have said. Clean the strings regularly, keep your bow loose when not playing, store it in as dry a place as possible, etc. For a random playing tip, especially as a beginner. Intonation is EVERYTHING with a fretless instrument, so "almost" is completely off. So when you practice, don't move on with a song, scale, etc until you can hit every note almost perfectly...at least perfectly enough that you can't hear any pitch problem. Don't be "that guy" who plays full blast horribly out of tune. | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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ArvickHero
10387 Posts
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fatum
Spain83 Posts
>< Seriously now, give that cello a nice character. The first years are truly important for the life of a new chord instrument. have fun! | ||
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ArvickHero
10387 Posts
no offense I just love poking fun at violas because they're just so easy to make fun of .. jokes aside, viola is a wonderful instrument too (just that wonderful viola players are rather few and far). Good Viola players just have so many more opportunities | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11585 Posts
 I picked it up a few months ago and forgot how to do everything. Reading the notes, tuning, how to hold the bow, etc... | ||
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deathgod6
United States5064 Posts
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37047 Posts
Always wipe the bridge area after your done. DO NOT let rosin build up | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
On October 15 2011 10:37 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: i woulda played cello in school if i coulda. now i have brass skills i never use Let me play you the sad trombone song of middle school bad. Oh man sixth grade. How gay was I. Cello always looked badass. | ||
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fatum
Spain83 Posts
On October 15 2011 12:10 ArvickHero wrote: HAHAHAHA A VIOLA LOLOLOL no offense I just love poking fun at violas because they're just so easy to make fun of .. jokes aside, viola is a wonderful instrument too (just that wonderful viola players are rather few and far). Good Viola players just have so many more opportunitiesxDD I know! Thats why I started the joke like that  Nonsense flamewars ftw >< Sadly I had to quit playing and now I just don't have enough time to come back. I miss it so much somedays | ||
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romnomz
United States54 Posts
only been playing it for a year now, starting my second but im fast to learn new instruments because iv been playing various instruments since i was 5. Haven't played one for over 5 years yet but the cello will definitely be one to stick with. And by tuning problems i merely mean the open strings constantly going flat, iv got a good ear for intonation | ||
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