OVERVIEW

Piacenza Cello Outfit 4/4

Perfect for stepping through the mid-level grades

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“The hand-carved Piacenza instruments are designed and built with care and attention and are ideal for taking players into more advanced musical territory, making more complex pieces and techniques achievable.”

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Don't forget to choose the correct size of instrument.
The Piacenza Cello is available in 4/4 size only.

This cello is a 4/4 (Full) Size, so will be suitable for adults and older teens, but we strongly recommend you speak to your local music store or your music teacher to ensure you, your child or your student are measured for the correct size.

 

Key Features:

Your Piacenza violin, viola or cello is supplied as an outfit, which is to say it is complete with what you need to get started. The Violin is supplied in an oblong, shockproof case with internal accessory compartments and an outer music pocket.
Most importantly, your Piacenza outfit includes a Half-Mounted Bulletwood bow, without which no sound is possible. Just tighten the hair, apply a little of the included rosin, and the bow is ready to play… as you will be too.

 

Easier to handle, plus enhanced tone:

Your new Piacenza cello features a lightweight tailpiece and a carbon fibre endpin. Both these innovative additions help reduce the cello’s overall weight, therefore making it easier to handle and transport. Plus, the carbon fibre endpin allows the instrument to resonate more fully.

 

Looks and sounds more beautiful throughout its life:

Piacenza instruments feature a hand-carved solid spruce top – or sound-table. This is important because your instrument’s primary voice is formed by this sound-table, and therefore the top can resonate as a single, coherent structure and sound great as a result. Plus, as the wood ages and the solid tonewood top gradually relaxes at a cellular level into its natural rest state, it will resonate even more naturally, and the sound will improve further.
Piacenza instruments not only have a solid top, but they also have a stunning solid, flamed Maple ribs and backs too. These highly figured, solid tonewood sections further enhance the instrument’s natural tone. The top produces the instrument’s primary voice, and the back and sides add the character.
(The term ‘Flamed’ refers to the figuring of the Maple grain, which looks like flames striking across the wood. Maple with a natural ‘flame’ is highly prized, with the most intricate and stunning natural grain patterns demanding very high prices throughout the world of musical instruments.)

 

Each instrument created by skilled hands:

It’s important to understand the hand-carved element of the Piacenza’s construction. Although most musical instruments have a fair amount of human input in their building process, unsurprisingly instruments created for the entry-level tend to have much higher levels of machine-made elements. While this makes the process efficient, it can take away from the individual ‘soul’ of each instrument. Each mark from the luthier’s carving tools are there for a specific reason. The amount of time taken to carve the arched tops and back of a violin is integral to their structure – lightness and strength - and the resulting tone. Luthiers have been passing their learned skill down the generations for centuries, and in the case of Piacenza instruments, the skilled hand-carving techniques can begin to be truly appreciated.

 

Ebony - Feels great, plays great:

Piacenza violins and violas both benefit from a genuine Ebony fingerboard, pegs and chin rest. This prized hardwood has traditionally been used for hundreds of years due to its truly long-lasting properties. Unlike dark-stained or ‘ebonized’ softwoods often used on inferior instruments, genuine Ebony will not mark, pit or wear out under lengthy playing periods. This is essential in areas such as the pegs, which are under a lot of tension from the strings. The shaft of each peg needs to be retain its integrity, and using Ebony is one of the best ways to ensure this. Ebony should remain structurally sound for a very long time, and it will also feel smooth on the fingers and chin, helping make the playing experience more pleasant all round.

 

A Premium Bow Upgrade:

The bow is one of the most important upgrades you can make to any bowed instrument setup. The upgraded bow included with your Piacenza Violin, Viola or Cello will help you to produce an enriched tone, plus it offers a premium touch in the form of a genuine Ebony ‘Frog’.

Supplied with:

Padded Gigbag/Case with bow compartment and accessory pocket
Bulletwood, Half-mounted bow with Ebony Frog
Rosin block

Quick Spec:
Hand-Carved, Solid Straight-grained Spruce top; Hand-Carved, Solid Flamed Maple Back, Ribs, Neck and Scroll; Ebony Fingerboard and Pegs; Seasoned Maple Bridge; Lightweight Tailpiece; Carbon Fibre Endpin; Larsen Aurora Strings

 

Available Sizes: 

4/4, 3/4

SPECIFICATION

Commodity Code	9202109000
Manufacturer
Country of Origin	China
Barcode	5036678039580
Master Carton	1
Bow Material	Bulletwood
Instrument Type	Cello
Size	4/4
Table	Hand Carved Straight Grained Solid Spruce
Back, Neck, Ribs	Figured Flamed Solid Maple
Fingerboard	Ebony
Bridge	Maple
End Pin	Carbon
Peg Type	Ebony
Tailpiece	Wittner Ultra Composite
Sound Post	Spruce
Tuners	4 Integral Fine Tuners
Case Type	10mm Padded Deluxe Bag
Outfit	Outfit
Strings

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PACKAGED WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS

Height (CM)	135
Width (CM)	42
Depth (CM)	15
Weight (Kg)	4.8