The Parts of Cello

Cello is generally made of wood. A traditional cello have roofs of spruce wood, with maple for the back, sides, and neck. Wood, such as poplar or willow is sometimes used for the back and sides. Cello cheaper mostly using plywood on the top and the back. The top and back are traditionally hand-carved, while the cheaper cello made by machines.

The side, or the ribs, are made by heating the wood and then shape it according to the desired shape. The body of the cello has a wide upper bout, while the middle is made with two C-bout, and the bottom is wide, the bridge and the sound hole under the middle.

Bagin behind and above the cello has decorative edges are called purfling. Luis & Clark produces cello from carbon fiber. Cello of carbon fiber is suitable for outdoor games because of the strength of materials and their resistance to moisture levels and temperature changes. Above the main body is the carved neck sections thereof, that where there is a pegbox and the scroll. The neck, pegbox and scroll are usually carved from a piece of wood. Next to the neck and extending the cello is part of the body called the fingerboard.

Part pegbox has four tuning pegs for all four strings. Tuning peg is used to tighten or loosen the strings. Scroll is a traditional part of the cello and violin other types. Ebony wood commonly used in the tuning peg, fingerboard, and nut although it can also use other hardwoods such as boxwood or rosewood.

Cello strings have a core made of animal gut, metal, or synthetic materials such as perlon. The cellist combining different types of strings on their cellos. Tailpiece and endpin are at the bottom of the cello. Tailpiece is traditionally made of ebony or another hard wood, but can also be made of plastic steel tau. This section connects with the bottom string cello, and can have one or more fine tuners.

Endpin or spike is made of wood, metal and carbon fiber prop tau cello when played. Endpin modern customizable and can be removed when not in use. The end with the sharp cello endpin is sometimes coated with a rubber material to avoid slipping out of position.