Violin vs Cello
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That instrument is quite simply amazing. I feel like it would be incredibly difficult to learn.fluffylandmine post=18.75117.857768 said:
EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adtW7nZHmkg wow.
From a technical standpoint, the violin makes more sense because a violin's strings are spaced closer together and take less strength to push down. But that's technical, go with what you want. (I also used a keyboard, the unwieldy thing.)BurnoutPriest post=18.75117.857754 said:
Pah! Apocalyptica do it sooo much betteraxia777 post=18.75117.857731 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tN6_1dJveM
Cello all the way dude, such a cool instrument
Do you intend to travel with your instrument? My sister is a professional cellist, I'm of the understanding from her anecdotes that you simply -CANNOT- trust a cello to luggage handlers, she has to pay a seat for it next to hers (because airlines are intractable bastards.) A violin on the other hand is just carry-on 
I played the Viola for a year and found it good sport, perhaps if you could magic away those strange reasons you'd have your cake and eat it, but enjoy whatever suits you best! Now where's my ukulele...?
Apocalyptica and Rasputina are two different styles, not apt to compare, both great groups.
I played the Viola for a year and found it good sport, perhaps if you could magic away those strange reasons you'd have your cake and eat it, but enjoy whatever suits you best! Now where's my ukulele...?
Apocalyptica and Rasputina are two different styles, not apt to compare, both great groups.
Ignore what all the mean people are saying about cellos being clumsy and lame, for anyone who says such things is ignorant.
Cellos, are, in my opinion, the very best bowed string instrument that exist; they have the widest range of sound, ranging from liquid-chocolate low bass to singing treble, they are big instruments (violins are puny, making them rather like yippy little terriers while cellos are like Irish Wolfhounds; cellos, especially really well-made ones, are a ton more beautiful to look at than violins because there's more to look at!), plus they are not as generic as violins, making them nicely unique and majorly cool.
Not that violins are bad; on the contrary, violins are almost as good as cellos, but cellos are better.
Then again, I'm biased, being a cellist for 11 years..........
Seriously, though, take up the cello.
Cellos, are, in my opinion, the very best bowed string instrument that exist; they have the widest range of sound, ranging from liquid-chocolate low bass to singing treble, they are big instruments (violins are puny, making them rather like yippy little terriers while cellos are like Irish Wolfhounds; cellos, especially really well-made ones, are a ton more beautiful to look at than violins because there's more to look at!), plus they are not as generic as violins, making them nicely unique and majorly cool.
Not that violins are bad; on the contrary, violins are almost as good as cellos, but cellos are better.
Then again, I'm biased, being a cellist for 11 years..........
Seriously, though, take up the cello.
Just play a Gibson ES series with a violin bow like Eddie Phillips of the Creation: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PshEmL6pWog) or Jimmy Page.
To be more serious, I'll play devil's advocate and say that violins are better for several reasons like portability and annoying the neighbors, and fiddles are better still. A lot of versatility too, folk music, orchestral, and European folk.
To be more serious, I'll play devil's advocate and say that violins are better for several reasons like portability and annoying the neighbors, and fiddles are better still. A lot of versatility too, folk music, orchestral, and European folk.
Shows what I know, here I'd always thought fiddles were more often small/cheap and that playing style also came into it. But no, there's no technical difference.
There are a few differences: fiddles have flatter bridges for easier string crossing, they're held on the arm rather than the shoulder, and they often have different strings. A fiddle bow is also usually held further up its length than a standard bow.GyroCaptain post=18.75117.857944 said:
Other than that, you're right.
Cellos are still the way to go. I could give you reason after reason- here's one:
If you play the violin, you risk developing scoliosis due to the weird positions you have to sit in while playing. Also, playing the violin is very unnatural for the left hand which does the fingering.
With the cello, you sit in a very natural posture and the left hand doesn't have to do anything strange (at least, not until you begin playing around with the highly underrated thumb position)
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Both are cool.
But if you have as little musical experience as I sense, I'd probably start with something easier (and cheaper) like guitar and move on to more complicated instruments later. You can learn to play the guitar reasonably well in a few months using just instructional videos and books, but making an instrument that uses a bow sound good takes more time and work. Don't give up on the idea, just take it slow and start with something simple. Unless you're dead set on the idea, I think you will get frustrated and quit.
But if you have as little musical experience as I sense, I'd probably start with something easier (and cheaper) like guitar and move on to more complicated instruments later. You can learn to play the guitar reasonably well in a few months using just instructional videos and books, but making an instrument that uses a bow sound good takes more time and work. Don't give up on the idea, just take it slow and start with something simple. Unless you're dead set on the idea, I think you will get frustrated and quit.
Oh god... not THAT thing.kurozen post=18.75117.857758 said:
Screw it, go for the octobass. Then you only have to learn half an instrument.
I play electric bass an' piano, currently. But I bought a cello about a week ago to get better at string techniques. I've played a violin too, and personally I like the bigger size. I probably just find the note distances re-assuring after bass =7D
Either is a good instrument for their range, but I think there's less Cellists than Violinists, so you'll look cool as well.
I still must voice my love of the Cello.
Even though they're lil' Goliath violins, the rich, deep tones are sweeter and lovelier than the violin, in my ears. I learned to play one when I was 10 years old. Yes, 10. They're not *THAT* heavy, but they certainly do get expensive.
If you plan to play on your own, as Labyrinth said, go Violin or Viola, if you plan to play in an orchestra or some other group, Cello.
Even though they're lil' Goliath violins, the rich, deep tones are sweeter and lovelier than the violin, in my ears. I learned to play one when I was 10 years old. Yes, 10. They're not *THAT* heavy, but they certainly do get expensive.
If you plan to play on your own, as Labyrinth said, go Violin or Viola, if you plan to play in an orchestra or some other group, Cello.
