Equipment Recommendations

Hands down the best endpin strap out there and the one I recommend for everyone!

The stool is designed for young cellists playing on cellos of 1/8 size or smaller. It is perfect for helping encourage young cellists to sit at the front of the seat since it doesn’t have a chair back.

The standard chair is designed for cellists playing cellos of 1/4 size or larger. The seat of the chair is gently sloped forward, making it very comfortable when sitting at the front of the seat while playing, but also has a seat back for those who need the support.

The tall chair is designed for cellists who are around 1.8 m (6 ft) or taller. The design is identical to that of the standard chair, except with longer legs.

Made for cellists, this stand is shorter than Manhasset’s common stand, but is just as sturdy. Perfect to keep at home, but bulky to transport

This stand is great for traveling. It is light, compact, sturdy, and comes with a carrying case. Hands down the best folding music stand!

This tablet holder is fantastic! It is fully adjustable, fits all sizes of tablet, and allows to you turn the tablet between vertical and horizontal viewing. In addition to being lightweight, it is very sturdy, so you never need to worry about your tablet falling.

This cello stand keeps the cello and bow safe between practice sessions without having to pack it all up. It is adjustable to fit a cello with the endpin in or out.

The best humidifier for cellos in soft cases because it fits inside the cello’s sound holes. The sponge inside the humidifier needs to be filled once a week. If you have a 1/8 size or smaller cello, you’ll need the one made for violas.

This is a great humidifier for use in hard cases. It comes with a sticker velcro to the inside a case, but it also fits in most accessory bags. The bag needs to be filled once a month

Prelude are the least expensive strings I recommend and work well for beginner cellists. They come in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full size.

Jargar strings are bright and responsive, making them fairly easy to play by intermediate and advanced cellists. They come in 1/2, 3/4, and full size.

Helicore strings are very high quality and produce a beautiful sound for intermediate and advanced cellists. They come in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full size.

Kaplan are great strings for advanced students. They only come in full in full size.

A common combination among advanced students and professionals, Larsen A and D strings, Spirocore Tungsten G and C strings. You will need to buy these strings individually, not as a set. This combination only comes in full size.

Practice mutes are perfect for when you don’t want others to hear practicing like if you have thin walls, are practicing in a shared living space, or just want your practice sounds to be more private. Practice mutes come in both metal and rubber, but I only recommend rubber mutes as metal mutes can squeeze the bridge and scratch the cello when they fall off, which they sometimes do. Rubber mutes are ideal because they form to the bridge nicely.

Mutes for ensemble playing reduce the volume and change the timbre a moderate amount. They are ideal for orchestral and chamber music settings and are the most common mute out there. They are usually made of rubber and most sit on the strings, making it easy to put on and take off.

Solo mutes only reduce the volume by a little bit, but they still change the timbre of the instrument, making them perfect for those rare cases in solo playing that call for a mute. Ones made of ebony are hard to put on an off, but they make such a lovely sound.