The search for the perfect cello goes on. Wood or carbon fiber? Have tickets to the Apocalyptica concert in Vienna this coming Monday, so I’ll finally hear the Luis & Clarke played by Perttu Kivilaakso, but only (greatly) amplified, and not solo, which makes it nearly impossible to judge its tonal qualities. The search goes on.
Dammit. Apocalyptica are in Vienna again? And I didn’t notice.
Well, at least I got to see the Einst
So…I asked my mom…carbon fiber or wood…she answered as I expected…”wood….always wood, why mess with perfection?” But keep in mind that she thinks a pen is better than a typewriter and a postage stamped letter is better than email and she’s 71 years old. :)
Oh…yeah…there’s also that she’s a professional cellist too.
i’m totally with your mom on leters and on pen vs typewriter; typewriter is also superior to computer, except for the noise thing and the no email thing. i like wood. a lot. but the question, you know: just what does the carbon fiber sound like? feel like?
taste like?
i don’t think perttu kivilaakso is going to take kindly to the licking of the cello. just a thought.
i promise not to lick perttu kivilaakso’s carbon fiber cello.
I hope so.