During the past week we had rain every day, which is quite unusual here for may. It was not a good weather for varnishing: we do not have a UV light box, as in the mountain UV rays are stronger we like to use the natural ones when we need them. Plus, we both felt we wanted to understand more the character of these two new da spalla cellos instead of rushing them through varnishing.
So here we offer you our practicing session (not a performance yet!): Michelle de La Barre, played with the number 2 which is strung with Boussoir’s gut basses and Aquila’s pure gut trebles. J. S. Bach, played with the number 1, that has a more modern character and is strung with Boussoir’s modern set.
At the end of the video there’s a little description of the two instruments, but if you follow us on our socials you’ll soon start to see their daily progress towards their final look.
If you want to try one of them and you are in US, get in touch with Brobst violin shop and tell them which one you prefer!
If you are in Europe, you can get in touch with us directly and maybe plan a visit for the summer!
In this video Alessandro is playing a transverse flute Rottemburg made by Rudolph Tutz and a modern Gosse flute with an headjoint by Andrea Dainese.
Playing the two da Spalla cellos in white