Archive - Violoncello da Spalla

How it’s made: part 13 - nailing the neck!

Sorry, I played a bit with silly app sound effects.

Jun 30 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

1:51

How it’s made: part 12 - checklist!

Looking forward to closing the soundbox!

Jun 25 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

1:50

How it’s made: part 11 - Bassbar!

Jun 20 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

How it’s made: part 10 - Ff holes!

The ff holes I will show in this issue are in all our ff holes.

Jun 15 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

How it’s made - part 9: Graduating the Top

Jun 10 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

May 2025

Alessandro’s latest Violoncello da Spalla reached his home in Catalonia!

Including a video of our live performance of the sonata “Il Pastor Fido”

May 30 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

4:16

Playing continuo on the Violoncello da Spalla: the experience of violinist Juliane Oberegger

Don't put a new instrument in the cellar, get out into the world and exchange ideas!

May 20 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

How it’s made - Part 8: Positioning the Top

Preparing “the joint” between the neck and the top

May 10 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

April 2025

March 2025

How it’s made - Part 5: Gluing the neck on the ribs

How to avoid mistakes

Mar 20 •

Daniela Gaidano & A. Visintini

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