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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. This particular ‘Finetune’ model has the added benefit of Wittner’s incredible, internally geared, FineTune pegs, so maintaining accurate tuning will be an absolute breeze.”

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

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.

 

Special Features of the Piacenza ‘FineTune’ outfit:

Tuning has never been easier:
Wittner’s Finetune pegs are a genuine revelation for player of all standards, with even seasoned professionals choosing to fit them to the very finest instruments. But these discreet, internally geared pegs make life so much simpler for students too!

Traditionally, most bowed instruments are tuned using wooden pegs, which are ‘wedged’ into the wooden holes of the pegbox at the top of the instrument, with simple friction keeping them in place. When the strings needed to be tuned therefore, for the pegs to turn, they would have to be loosened, turned and then pushed back in. This process can take a little force and isn’t the easiest or most accurate for inexperienced hands. Plus, over time the pegs can slip – therefore losing their pitch – or stick – making them hard to turn and tune.
Any teacher, student or professional will tell you the amount of time that can be wasted getting their instrument into tune, at pitch, and having it stay there!

The clever, German-engineering employed in Wittner’s Finetune pegs allows the student or professional to turn the internally geared peg in a controlled way, without the main shaft of the peg ever losing contact with the pegbox. This means you can make tiny, incremental increases or decreases in pitch - just like tuning a guitar. Getting your instrument in tune, and keeping it there has literally never been easier…. So now your precious time can be spent on learning and playing – not tuning.. and re-tuning.

· Finetune Pegs look like traditional pegs on the outside. All the clever stuff is hidden inside.

· Finetune Pegs will save hours of wasted lesson time for students and teachers.

· Finetune Pegs are also chosen by seasoned professional players. They’re even fitted to virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn’s ‘c1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius Violin’! How’s that for a vote of confidence?

Finetune pegs are also available to buy separately for Violin, Viola and Cello.

 

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 Hidersine 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 carbon fibre endpin. This help's 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 Finetune instruments both benefit from a genuine Ebony fingerboard 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/Carry Case with accessory compartment and music 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; Ebony Tailpiece; Carbon Fibre Endpin; Larsen Aurora Strings

 

Available Sizes:

4/4

SPECIFICATION

Commodity Code	9202109000
Manufacturer
Country of Origin	China
Barcode	5036678101829
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	Finetune
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)	2.8