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Edit: added a couple of bits o' bach for your listening pleasure: link
After about a month of searching, I am glad to say that I have found my cello! I've been renting for the past year and a half, struggling with this cheap rental. But now I'm the proud owner of a Rudoulf Doetsch, pre-owned but much loved.
I tried four cellos before deciding on this one. One of them, a Samuel Shen, was quite a nice one for the price - it played really nicely (bowing from string to string felt really great), but somehow, it felt like it had an attitude. I think we could've been acquaintances, but never friends.
The Doetsch on the other hand, is really friendly and has a nice warm tone...I think with a few adjustments, I'll be happy with it for a long time. I love the reddish antiqued finish, and the lower registers are especially warm and enveloping. I'm working on the Sarabande from the 1st Bach suite and those long chords just sound so great... Also, distorted and reverbed, it sounds like a dream. 
Playing the Doetsch is really like a new world - bowing techniques I was struggling with on the rental just are so much easier...and my vibrato sounds worlds better...I feel like a new cellist. At the same time, I'm glad I struggled with the rental for so long, because I really really appreciate my (new) instrument.
It's going to get a lot of use. Yesterday evening my friends asked me if I'd record some backing tracks on an album they're working on...so that was really exciting. Plus the unrecnow / ooray collaboration is still going strong. Not to mention the ooray and miniwave projects will have a lot of cello involved as well...
I will put up some recordings of my cello tonight, when I get back... | |
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mapmap
i've heard this cello in person and it sounds fantastic!
i love it.
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Roshi
tantan said: "smaples now
or bring it over and demo me up"
It's beginning to feel like all of em411 purchased the cello with me. But I could definitely come over and rock the Bach.
If peeps would like sample sets...I'd highly recommend Cosmo D's: link He's a much better player and he has a very nice fiddle...but I'd be happy to post my own smapples too
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Roshi
MonkeyPlus1 said: "cool! btw, I wanna hear more miniwave stuff, you guys still working on that?"
Yesh, we finished a demo a while ago...I'll encode and post
No, we haven't really sent it out yet...well, mlbot sent out a few demos but we haven't heard from anybody.
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tantan
monkey you gots to check out laird's recent solo stuff too as well as ted's, totally great
roshi it takes a village to buy a cello, or something like that
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tantan
is bachrock anything like cockrock?
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j_chot
don't good cello's cost as much as cars?
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Roshi
j_chot said: "don't good cello's cost as much as cars?"
It really depends on your skill level, also brand name/maker, age, etc. My teacher's 1704 grofiller costs as much as a very expensive car.
There are some fine instruments to be had for under $3000...however, it takes a lot of looking and playing crappy instruments at that same price range. I kind of lucked out with this one because it used to belong to one of my teacher's students. Although there are more and more good chinese/romanian instruments out on the market.
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Roshi
tantan said: "is bachrock anything like cockrock?"
No, it's like this: link
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tantan
bacharachrock
nice one
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Fredo
nicely put, Roshi. Loved your blog. I'm so happy for you, man! There's nothing like finding a friendly instrument!
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bodo
that indeeds looks very beautiful, can't wait to hear what great sounds you'll get out of it
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skab
fantastic news! and i know it's tempting, but don't put marbles in those curly holes on the front, you'll regret it. i know i did.
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daswesen
so tell me roshi, this cello thing, is it just like a big guitar with 4 strings? or what do you do with it?
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Roshi
Unfortunately, I have no one to give my cello offerings in the f-holes: link
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atum
humidity and wood don't mix, careful
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