Lady Ashe

Thoughts and memories of a young lady in Bahrain. My name is Ayesha and I love to blog.

January 21, 2012 9:14 pm

Heil! My new Cello bag(Left)!

The old bag(right) is too heavy and big(a.k.a humongous) … it feels like carrying a dead man’s coffin on my back!

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8:07 pm

A photo of Shalley “Zozo” when he was a baby!

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8:03 pm

Changing Cello Tailpiece…a Piece of cake!

I am very proud of my self today. I have purchased a cheap student cello almost one year ago and the fine-tuners were really hard to move that they caused me blisters in my fingers whenever I try to adjust the tune a bit. My previous teacher asked me to change the fine tuners but couldn’t find any shop in Bahrain that sells Cello or even its accessories so I did everything online, that’s why I’ve purchased a new tailpiece with built-in fine-tuners! I was bit scared because I have no idea how to change the tailpiece…I still remember the first time I decided to tune the strings myself and the D string snapped on me! and I had to order new strings(and they are expensive)!

Once the new tailpiece arrived today all my fears disappeared! it was so natural and easy! and now I can tune my cello in minutes without pain!

I should become a Luthier because I can change strings, adjust bridges and lately changing tailpieces! Yeah, I am that good! and yes, I can also tune my own cello…thank you!

New Cello Tailpiece