String Instruments

Welcome to our Cello and String instruments website, here you will find lots of interesting information, guides and products related to Cellos, and many other string instruments such as Violins, Violas and Double Bass.

We also discuss some of the great cellists of the past and their history so take a little time to browse our website and hopefully be inspired enough to have ago at one of the many types of string instruments.

We also have a great selection of Cellos for sale in our string instruments store; we try to cover all the top makes and models of Cello, Violin, and Viola and many more string instruments.

History of the Cello

The history of the Cello is an interesting one and the name itself has it’s origins in Italy. The term Cello comes from the Italian word, violoncello and stands for little Violone.

The style of music most associated with the Cello is European classical music and is often described as the closest instrument to the Human voice. Many great Cellists and composers use this connection when writing and playing pieces for the Cello. The Cello is the known as the bass voice of the String instruments and fill the lower register in any string quartet.

The cello has had a bit of a revival due to the interest, not only in classical Cellists but also modern pop music are now discovering the amazing tones and quality of the Cello and other string instruments as a way of adding depth to their music. Even hip-hop as now discovered the Cello and some of the best known Cellists are in high demand amongst hip-hop and popular music circles.

We go into more detail of the history of the Cello in the main category highlighted to the right. Are intention is to try and inspire more people to take up a string instrument and fall in love with the tomes and dramatic way these instruments can be played and also the amount of joy learning a complex instrument like a cello or Violin can bring to your life.

Who knows maybe one day you will be added to our list of famous Cellists of the 21st century. We also have a section that allows you to add your own comments or questions for us or another members to answer, this is a great way to find out and talk to people who are interested in string instruments and how best to get involved.

Types of String Instrument

When you’re deciding on which string instrument you’d like to try it’s important to understand how they are broken down.

All string instruments can be broken down into three main groups and they are:

Lutes – any string instruments that is plucked and contains a neck that is fretted or unfretted. Members of this group include instruments such as Cellos, Violins, Guitars etc.

Harps – any string instruments that have their strings contained within a frame fall into this category and these include Harps.

Zithers – any instruments that have their strings mounted on a body fall into this category including Cimbalom and Guqins.