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Captain_Tuckshop
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So many comparisons can be made  most support the cello
1) The sound isn't so harsh or squeaky on cello as a violin, so you are less likely to be put off when you begin learning.
2) The cello has wonderful expression capabilities, which the violin has, but not to such a great extent. I'm talking vibrato speed, slide capabilities, the distance between end of the fingerboard and bridge (which itself supplies heaps of unique sounds)
3) The huge range of the cello, breaking just around 6 octaves, is incredible. Violin can reach 5, but from there on it makes your ears bleed.
4) There is a HEAVY competition in the violin world. The cello one, though still VERY tough, is slightly less strenuous. However, if we're going to go here, let me just say ALL instruments are tough to get around on, and if you had to pick the easiest from this perspective, go with double bass or viola.
5) Plain physical fact. Cello is the least damaging to your body of all the string family. Violinists tend to put a lot of strain on one half of their body, whereas cello is more equal.
6) You get SO much more attention with a cello case than a violin case.
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sebastianocello
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I think both are about the same in terms of difficulty.
On the violin it might be easier to play virtuoso stuff as they have a fifth in a hand, on the cello it's only a fourth.
On the cello it can be more difficult to come through with your sound because it is less loud than a violin and less brilliant in its sound.
But basically it is the same kind of difficulty. Intonation can hardly be easier on the one or the other. In my opinion the problems are very similar on both instruments.
Maybe cellists have a little more trouble to have good bowing because the strings hold back the bow more than on the violin. But then again, a good violinist needs very good bowing skills too.
Even though the violin has a larger repertory, both instruments have enough major pieces that need great skills.
However the position on the cello seams more natural. But ask a professional violinist: I have never met one who admits that the position of the violin is unnatural. And this is logic: Professional cellists and violinists practice so many hours since such an early age that their respective positions seem totally natural to them.
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