Bridges carved to fit, pegs fitted & expensive strings put on. Makes a huge difference to the sound! After leaving University, I worked as a professional freelance Cellist and ran a Music Agency (Musical Moments). I also have been teaching the cello since I was 17. I have taught at Warwick University, Solihull Sixth Form College, Winterfold House School, Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School, plus privat
ely at home. I long ago became fed up with the awful cellos that pupils were bringing to their lessons. Most rental and sales shops send their cellos out straight from the manufacturer. The bridges and top nuts are set too high (making it hard for little fingers to press the strings down), the pegs often dont stay as they haven't properly fitted, and the strings are cheap factory ones. So I started to buy good quality secondhand cellos and have them properly set up, then change the strings to expensive, great quality ones. This really does make such a difference - both to the pupil playing the cello and to the parents listening to them practise! I became so passionate about it that I set up Simply Cellos, just renting out to pupils at the schools I taught at. Other cello teachers heard about what I do, and so Simply Cellos began to expand! I thought it was about time I expanded further and set up an actual shop, providing quality Cellos of all sizes and levels to both children and adults. I am very excited to send these lovely cellos on their way to new homes!
