Cello with Custom Frets

Our cellos normally do not come with frets. However, we installed frets into the fingerboard of this cello upon a client's request!
Musician: Cassandra, K.C. Strings Retail Staff Team
www.kcstrings.com

[@gucker07]

Amazingly still sounds out of tune in some places, lol

[@martinferreyra755]

Thats because the bow took a esential part in a cello tunning .

[@communityband1]

My guess is that this is like a fretted Viper violin, where the frets are very shallow and not enough to lock in on the pitch. Notice how she's able to do an uninterrupted slide/glissando. I think that's intentional. The frets can serve to help fingers feel where the positions are, but they don't really work the same way as a guitar or other fretted instrument, forcing chromaticism.

[@sorgutentarer]

I think it's intonation. The variable scale length due to moving bridge affects the pitch at higher frets. Just like an electric guitar: if you haven't intonated the scale perfectly using intonation screws for little string blocks at the bridge, your guitar will sound in tune on the first 7-10 frets, but will start to sound sharper or flatter as you go up.

[@kimseniorb]

why does it sound out of tune sometimes though?

[@isetta4083]

I imagine string tension wasn't taken into account, with a higher action the string being pressed sharpens its pitch, especially higher up on the fretboard, I encountered this problem myself on some the banjos I used to make

[@theresa.y5221]

Viola de Gamba for cello’s

[@subixbarbarasson6052]

I want frets on my violin 🎻. Are you still in business?

[@KCStrings]

To put frets on any bowed string instrument means we would need to replace the old fingerboard with a new one that had frets. Pretty expensive. Email us if you're interested at [e-mail] :)

[@subixbarbarasson6052]

@@KCStrings Good looking out. I have a (Mark) Wood Viper 5 string. After kommenting on your short i started kgallung a few violin makers within my region. I learned alot. I never new fingerboards we're glued in such a way as to be taken off for planing. Something about Hyd*(?) Glue used for the sole purpose, Of being able to frakture? Man that's a heavy trip. I rekkon I'll just make do with my Fiddle Fretter laminate for now. Also,thank you for responding. I totally subskribed. Have a wonderful day.

[@KCStrings]

@@subixbarbarasson6052 That's great you have some luthiers locally! It's definitely fun stuff to learn about :) We hope you have a wonderful day as well.

[@0-mega216]

It’s giving viol

[@josiahjack455]

Egad the frets are perpendicular what the heck were you thinking!!

[@alanhlozek831]

Oh lord that's cheating! (…said with humorous intent)

[@michaeljconway5983]

Why? I came to the instrument late in life, after fifty years as a guitarist. While the cello and guitar have ALMOST the same interval spacing, the finger 'stretch' on the cello is a slight bit larger. I'm looking to do some gut frets on my cello, (Those are at least reversible) in order to be able to play it a little more competently. Had I started as a youth, then yes, perhaps I would see this as cheating. But, at 66, with both arthritis and four hand surgeries behind me, I feel learning THE BOW is quite challenging enough. BTW- I checked out your video: I wish I had your skill set. -Very nice...

[@hal7ter]

The purpose is to make beautiful music, no?

[@ZombieCurl]

Alan probably you don't know the viola da gamba, one of Bach's favorite instruments, never criticize, have a nice day.

[@vrai3078]

look at the viol family dumbass

[@andrewrohloff6789]

how much would that cost?

[@KCStrings]

Thanks for your interest, it was a special request from a client! If you would like an estimate on cost and details, please call our shop at [phone] and ask to speak with Anton or Aidan.

[@Thecellist959]

get that godforsaken smells like bacon jelly shakin fret playin outta here

[@mikebarber6857]

this goes against god

[@Thecellist959]

@@mikebarber6857 I KNOW RIGHT

[@vrai3078]

Look up the viol family dumbass

[@Hoellewood_Solutions]

Dang puritans, go sulk somewhere else

[@richard-mai]

Snobs entered the chat

[@nightskye.__1663]

What is that tuning sounds amazing

[@KCStrings]

It's standard tuning. It's just our cello that sounds amazing :) Thanks for the comment!

[@nightskye.__1663]

@@KCStrings it is and also what song is that and where can i get the sheet paper

[@RAFAELFALA]

@@nightskye.__1663 Tarantella, by W.H.Squire

[@letjd8436]

Виолончель--гитара😂

[@seasaltVC]

Hi! I'm an electric cellist and really need those frets. Sadly, no one has the skill of putting frets on a cello here. Do you accept overseas packaging for this job?

[@KCStrings]

Thanks for your interest! Email us at [e-mail] to get more information about this type of fret work.

[@nightskye.__1663]

Song name ?

[@KCStrings]

Tarantella by W.H. Squire - Thanks for asking!

[@michaelblaney4461]

Are those frets or just lines?

[@Dearwaker]

their frets

[@aristideduplessis8151]

How do you manage to play out of tune on frets???

[@cassiusle]

Strings are naturally sharp and flat in different places. You can adjust frets in weird patterns, put on new strings and have totally new problems

[@aristideduplessis8151]

😂

[@communityband1]

Notice that she's also able to do vibrato. I think the answer is that these frets are probably very shallow, not really intended to work like a guitar, where pushing anywhere between frets will lock the pitch in on the next chromatic step. Some fretted violins work this way as well. The frets can sort of be felt under the fingers, like a guide, but they don't amount to a tuning "cheat" or interfere with slides, vibrato or other technique.

[@ecyen1286]

@@communityband1 You can vibrato on guitar too you know

[@communityband1]

@@ecyen1286 It's not the same. I picked up my guitar before I wrote that comment.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

Love it!!

[@KCStrings]

Thank you!

[@samhannon8060]

Fucking sick