Low ribs and high arching
My new cello is taking shape. I created a new model; I wanted a short length of 740 mm and low ribs for ergonomic comfort.
A particularly aggressive arching allows for significant internal volume.
The choice of cherry is not as common today, but the use of fruit trees as well as other softwoods from the Italian territory, such as poplar or willow, was certainly widespread in the past for the larger instruments of the violin family, such as cellos and double basses, and for violas da gamba.
