Should i loosen my cello strings

Yes, I should have been clearer. As I understood it, if you're not going to use your violin for awhile, say "long term" storage, then the practice was to loosen the strings. I think the suggestion came up because summer vacation no school was coming up. Simon, where are you?

I wish you were still around to teach here. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Maybe you just need to finally clean the oil and dust from under the strings. In any case, it might just be worth bringing your strings to an instrument tech or luthier to have them do some additional work on the instrument, and let them put the new strings on when they are done.

Maybe treat yourself to a Luxitune fine tuner with gemstones in it? Editors note : Doing any work on a stringed instrument, including changing strings, should only be done by a sufficiently trained individual or under their supervision.

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Instrument Rentals. Popular Searches. Product Suggestions. Why does a cello go out of tune? Where do I start? How to use your cello pegs At the top of your instrument, the strings come up the fingerboard and over the nut raised piece of ebony with grooves carved in it and into the pegs, in the peg box.

How to use fine tuners The bottom end, or the ball end, of the string comes all the way down the fingerboard, over the bridge and fits into a claw in the fine tuner or string adjuster which is fitted at the top end of the tailpiece. How to check if your cello is in tune Ideally, you should bow a long, clear note; not too loud as that can sharpen the pitch, but not too soft either.