Url https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/654 Resource class wmi:MusicalInstrument Title violoncello Subject 321.322 Publisher Klaus Geisler Contributor Roger Vetter Type European Format 50.4 in. length 17.3 in. greatest width 4.8 in. height of ribs Identifier 979 Language EN Alternative Title cello Extent 165F Geigenbaumeister Medium wood string - wire-wound gut horsehair Requires 1 Is Part Of Symphony Orchestra String Chamber Ensembles Piano and String Chamber Ensembles String Orchestra Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection Spatial Coverage Europe Provenance Verna Nash gift String carrier design for chordophone lute - joined lute - joined Resonator design for chordophone box with wood soundboard String courses for chordophone single Vibrational length for chordophone pressure bridge to ridge-nut String tension control for chordophone friction peg Method of sounding for chordophone bowing (direct) and plucking (direct) Pitches per string course for chordophone multiple (by pressure stopping against fretless fingerboard) Category of Instrument chordophone --