By Your Age:
* 1/8 size - 4 to 6 years old
* 1/4 size - 5 to 7 years old
* 1/2 size - 7 to 11 years old
* 3/4 size - 11 to 15 years old
* 4/4 size - 15 and above By Your Height:
* 1/8 to 1/4 size - below 4 feet
* 1/2 size - 4 to 4 1/2 feet
* 3/4 size - 4 1/2 to 5 feet
* 4/4 size - 5 feet and above By Body Length:
* 1/8 size - 17.75 to 20 inches
* 1/4 size - 20 to 23 inches
* 1/2 size - 23 to 26 inches
* 3/4 size - 26 to 27.25 inches
* 4/4 size - 30 inches and above Source: http://musiced.about.com/od/lessonsandtips/a/cellosizes.htm
The different sizes in cello bows correspond to the different sizes in cellos. A 3/4 cello has a shorter bow than a full size cello. When laid on the fingerboard lengthwise with the end at the bridge the bow reaches all the way to the nut at the top of the fingerboard.
there are various sizes for a cello some i am familiar with are 3/4 and 4/4. 4/4 being a full size
A cello is one of the larger stringed instruments. Cellos are available in different sizes to accomidate different sizes/ages of players. A cello is deeper in tone than a viola but higher than a bass. Cellos are found in orchestras and small string ensembles. A person who plays the cello is called a cellist. Cellists usually sit at the right hand of the conductor.
The sizes are a quarter, a half size, a 3 quarter size, and a full size. you can tell which is your size because you should be able to touch the neck of the cello to your neck while sitting with the end pin about halfway out.
the pitch; the smaller it is, the higher it sounds; the bigger it is, the lower it sounds
To learn just to do the basics, it only takes a year, but to play well, it takes a life time.
The online retailers that sell cello bags are the websites Amazon, Hobby Lobby and Clear bags. That site sell various sizes and some say that the bags are cheap and delivered quickly.
The early instruments that were the predecessors of the cello were called viola da gambas. They came in several sizes, all played between the legs like a cello but with no endpin and they had frets. They also evolved from the viola da braccio which is more like the violin because they were held under the chin. The first cello as we know it today was made in the mid 1500's by Andreas Amati.
A full sized man would definetely need a full size cello. I work in a music store and we were sending 13 year old girls out with full sizes
Suite for cello & jazz piano cello: no 06, Cello Fan.
The Cello's dimensions vary with size of cello compared to the person.
Cello or Violoncello