The Stentor Conservatoire cello outfit is chosen by intermediate players and above and often recommended by teachers as a step-up instrument for students. It offers a high standard at a reasonable cost. The instrument is hand carved from attractive selected tonewoods and the outfit is complete with a lightweight hard case and good quality bow. The Conservatoire has a carved spruce front and carved flamed maple back and ribs, finished in Stentor's Shellax varnish. With ebony fittings and traditional inlaid purfling, this is a high quality cello outfit. It comes with a selected wood bow with natural horsehair and a full mounted ebony frog and a lightweight hard case with integral cover and carrying straps.

Fully Set-up

Before we ship your cello, it will be set-up in our workshop by our specialist string repairer. Unlike many online retailers, we only sell fully set-up instruments. We do not sell 'out of the box'.

The set-up includes:

• Adjusting the tuning pegs so they fit correctly and flush with the peg box.
• Cutting and shaping the bridge - a cello from the supplier will come with a 'blank' bridge which needs to be cut and shaped to correctly fit each individual cello. The feet need to be correctly angled to sit on the instrument and the top of the bridge needs to be shaped to be in line with the curve of the finger-board. If the the bridge is not correctly fitted, the strings can be too high making it difficult to play and the bridge can become unstable.
• Adjusting the top-nut so the strings lie correctly, allowing the cello to play properly.

All this is INCLUDED in our price.