My New Cello (wanna hear it?) | Italy Vlog 

Oh I have been WAITING for THIS marvelous day!!! Billy! BILLY!!! That gorgeous cello sounds absolutely heavenly everywhere you play it! EVERYWHERE!!! Without a doubt it is worth every penny and worth every second of agonizing anticipation! What a dream! Thank you for sharing it with us.❤😊...it's SO beautiful!🥲😭

I realize sound production is far more important than looks, but oh wow! The finish is absolutely stunning 😍I hope you feature this exquisite instrument in your upcoming videos and update us on how the sound develops over time.

I understand what you mean about wondering what it would be like to live there. I grew up in Houston Texas, and after visiting amazingly beautiful northern Arkansas in the 1960s, I was sure that if I could just live there in that soft, green paradise, it would be much like dying and going to Heaven. If you are independently wealthy, maybe so, but I'm not. So, after finally moving to my Arkansas paradise, I found that your personal problems and burdens follow you wherever you go, and the paradise you've found soon fades into weariness and drudgery. I've never had the opportunity to find out whether wealth would make any difference in that. Old age brings wisdom if you're paying attention. Alas!

I honestly was expecting it to sound the same, as often in videos about cheap instruments versus expensive I can't tell the difference. But it sounds so much better!!! So worth all it took to get it.

I just started playing the cello at 42, your channel is a great help, I love what you do! Glad and proud to see you visit my own country and go away with such an amazing new instrument. Makes it easy for me to do the same when I’ll be good enough, in my 70s or something. :)

Starting to play the cello at the age of 60. Fabulous channel, very helpful. Thank you.

You are such a very pleasantly personable young man. I hugely enjoyed the scenes in Italy and hearing you play your new 'cello. It's so beautiful in your hands. Dio vi benedica!

This was a great video, thank you so much for sharing. The cello is amazing, but the cat story was 100% the best part!!!!!

Love vlogs like this one that gives an in-depth feel of the sights, sounds almost the tastes and smell of the local everyday experience in a location that's off the beaten path.

Amazing! Inspiring! Great cello! Great visit

What a gorgeous instrument! So nice you could get that! Loved being back in Florence! Thanks so much for this video!

It sounds beautiful. Congratulations.

Oh my! It is so beautiful, and it sounds so so beautiful. The low strings are so powerful and it just sings! Beautiful playing too! Would love to hear you play more often! Thanks for sharing💕.

Fantastic news! Soooooo exciting. Florence is a wonderful place - thanks for the video, it brought back some special memories x

What a gorgeous instrument !! Sounds wonderful. I enjoyed seeing Florence too!

Super nice colour! Congratulations!

I totally understand the desire for a perfect instrument. I travel to meet my next harp as well. Have done this numerous times. It's tough because both cello & harps are very expensive but it's something we must do. Watching you channel has inspired me take up cello. I'm hoping by the summer. Enjoy your new cello. To us, they are beautiful friends who double as adornments in our home.🥰

What a wonderful experience, thank you so much for sharing your journey ❤ Besides the gorgeous sound in your hand, the wood she used and the finish she created are spectacular. She is not only a wonderful luthier, she is a true artist 🤩

Love these videos 😊

How wonderful to be allowed to join you n your journey.(Especially meeting the cat!)Seriously beautiful cello

What a magnificent cello. I hope you have many years of enjoyment from it. Congratulations!

Wow that looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations. I can’t imagine the patience it took to wait 2 years! Can’t wait to hear how it comes along the more you play. Looking forward to hearing more!

Loved the vlog! Cello sounds fantastic, congratulations 🥳 The cat story made me laugh out loud 😹

What an amazing sound

Cats and cellos. And gelato ❤ Greetings from London.

Wow. Amazing!

Along with my chamber cello 4/4, I just got a 5 string NS electric and the tone is so nice... Smooth as silk. The 5th string is the low "F". I love the sound down that low. I put reverb to it making it sound like it's in a big hall...the sound lingers. Your new cello has a great tone.

Fabulous sound! Congratulations ❗

What a spectacular cello! Love the sound and look, and the craftsmanship put into this unique one. Just one thing - if those humongous finetuners don’t do wonder to the sound, change them 😝

I ordered Baroque Cello from a Luthier in Buenos Aires. It was about a year ago and he will start it in November it will be ready in time for the NAMI trade show next spring . He made my Renaissance Lute and exhibited it there this past Spring.

Nice sound love it!

I thought a wolf meant the cello was very resonant, a good thing. Have read that pro players learn to deal with them. Being far from pro myself, I just got a wolf tone eliminator, although I’ve read that damps all resonance. Any way surprised Billy wanted it damped. Beautiful cello & tone!

The cello sounds amazing, congratulations 👏🏻

Great sound! It is fascinating that you were courageous enough to order it without really knowing what you will get, therefore the price would be interesting...😉 I wonder how you specified the sound you wanted. Or did you just trust? The translation from my language to describe a sound to the language of the luthier (to the worksteps she will undertake...) doesn't seem to be a trivial thing... Katrin

Wow! What a trip! Thanks so much for sharing Firenzi with us, but also your fabulous new instrument. What a delicious, warm (yet powerful) sound. Can you imagine what you'll have when it starts to open up? Just curious . . . what strings are you using? I look forward to hearing more!

Cello sounds amazing! Really happy for you. Was wondering if you can share more details about the Cello, like what was it modeled after and the price etc.

It looks and sounds beautiful

She nailed the whole thing but she hit that tailpiece out of the park.

Congratulations on your beautiful cello. Will you be keeping your other cello you shared a while back. The Raymond? I think the maker was

Lovely new cello. What strings were on it at pick up? Did you specify them? Wonderful sound. Congratulations!

Lovely looking and sounding. What is a hand made cello like this worth? I’m considering doing what you have done. Thanks.

I hope you don’t mind sharing the cost of a hand made cello sounds lovely😊

YASSSSS!

very pretty this cello🎻😍 is a delight to the ears although the player has a lot to do with The strings Larsen Aurora ?

I started playing cello only January this year, aged 36. It was daunting being so "old" but msuic has been even more exclusive and expensive when I was a kid than it is now and my parents simply couldn't afford it. Now, it's difficult to discern where to look and what to read/learn first (I'm not a very patient person). *lol* Following you to Florence (where some relatives of mine live) was awesome, thank you so much for taking us with you on this journey! The cello is not only gorgeous but really also sounded fantastic. *swoons* Now for a question that nobody seems to like asking but which is quite important in choosing an instrument (once a student gets their own instead of rending): how much does such a masterpiece cost? Is it affordable so a non-professional musician?

The luthier sounds like Joni Mitchell 😂

The cello is gorgeous! Okay, now I have to ask you a random question. Did you ever play Vivaldi in a quartet for the Syfy show FaceOff? I just finished re-watching season 12, and I could have sworn I saw you on cello :)

I'm glad for ya that everything worked well out for you!!! All the best to you 🍀🍀🍀🎶🎻= à la Cello Very kind regards from L'Europe 🇪🇺,from the "German French Swiss Border Area 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇵🇨🇭" Lörrach🇩🇪,20 Min away from Basel 🇨🇭 to the US 🇺🇸 , Josha 🙋‍♂️

What is the case you got for it? It looks good.

Did you name her?

😊 promo sm

Lol. Your poor phone camera couldn’t handle the low end.

isit too late to learn cello at age 30?

Did you ask permission to play in the hotel room or is that something that is accepted when renting a hotel room? I am just wondering because there might also have been someone with a headache or so in the neighboring room who might have complained.