Hello, wonderful cellists!

It's been a few years now since the festival was out on the West Coast -- I'm glad I got to meet some of you then, but it's been too long.

I will be travelling to Pittsburgh and environs at the end of July for a 10-day tour with a Fado band. The costs and logistics of flying with my cello (I only have one cello baby so I'm not willing to check it as baggage and take my chances) are daunting, so I'm looking into renting or borrowing a cello from the Pittsburgh area for the duration of the tour.

Does anyone have recommendations of a good place to rent a cello in the Pittsburgh area? I'd prefer a step up from the usual entry level student cello in terms of sound quality, but I'm not looking for a fancy collector's instrument or anything. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!

Dear New directions looking cellists,
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"Lucio Amanti is a very fine cellist and imaginative composer. His Jazz Suite is an enjoyable mix of jazz and classicism. I much appreciate his work.' (Janos Starker)

a very creative evening to you all
Lucio

I'm looking for a cello to fly with August 2010 and thought it might be cheaper to buy or rent than give the $$ to Delta. Interested in making some money this summer? Rent me your travel cello! Can be electric or not.

Liz Ehrman ehrmanliz@hotmail.com

The Spring issue of Cello City Online, the new online format of the venerable Cello City Ink is now complete! It has all of the fun features we've known and loved over the years, as well as some new ones, including a how-to column by Tom Culver called Cellin' Out.

The inaugural issue can be viewed or downloaded here.

I am looking at replacing my amplifier. Could folks tell me what they use and like? I use a The Band pickup on an acoustic. I like the sound, don't use any of the effects on my guitar amp. I might like a little more bass.

Oh, and sometimes I use an octave shifter pedal to play bass for a combo.

Suggestions?

Just thought I'd try to find out how many people are active on the forum on this website. I've just started playing my acoustic cello with a jam group a year ago, and am now starting to feel the need to talk to other cellists for support and help.

So, should I spend my time here, or will it be (close to) futile? Is there another active forum that everyone has gone to that I need to know about?

Thanks for any and all feedback!

-laurie

I would like to buy an electric cello, starting at the cheaper end. Are the really cheap cellos like the ceclio range horrible, or just not great?

I live in Australia, currently travelling in US, keen to see some of the electric cellos in the flesh.

Liana

I’m looking for additional subjects for a “learning the cello guide”. These will be added to the Play cello web site.

What other subjects should I add to the below?

Buying a cello, Find the right cello teacher for you, Practice techniques

A gentleman named Barrett Sills e-mailed me about my carbon fiber cello. I have tried many times to respond to his e-mail, but it keeps getting bounced back. Please e-mail me your phone number.
kim@macnexus.org

Hi creative cellists
I'm a Brazilian cellist/singer, living in Louisiana(Jazz Grad student at LSU)
I just joined the NDCA website and would like to invite you to take a look at a very special work I`ve been developing in the last years, called Cello&Voice.
as the name says, I play and sing.
I have been experimenting and practicing a lot and would love to exchange some information on that.
Link Textwww.celloandvoice.com
hope you enjoy!

thanks!

Marcelo Martinez Vieira
celloscapes@hotmail.com