First(ish) playing

This is a capture of the third time Elias played the new cello. I can't put videos here in this blog so a photo will have to do. Elias seems to be happy with the size of the cello as well as the size and shape of the neck and fingerboard etc. So that is great news.

Elias played the cello for the first time yesterday. After having put the strings, we tuned it together. He was really excited about that, and of course so was I. After the cello was prepared he played the Gavotte by F. J. Gossec. It was really quite an emotional moment and the whole family looked at Elias and the cello in amazement. It sounds like cello! I had tried to put the sound post and bridge etc. in the correct places as defined by some millimetres I found in books. I didn't attempt anything more fancy than that. I am very happy with the sound. It is a great relief to know it doesn't sound awful. Interesting hear how people who actually know something about these things react.