I just got a new cello yesterday. I figured out already where the bridge goes and stuff like that but i need to know how tight the bow hairs need to be. I can barely here the sound. Anyone got any ideas why?

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Also, do i have to press down hard on the strings with the bow or do i just "slide it jently"?

never mind i talked to someone at sam ash and i had to put something on the bow. i forgot the name on it

Rosin? That always helps

yeah it`s rosin. that was a big releaf.I thought i had bought a cello and i wasn`t gonna be good at it. I`m getting the hang of it. By the way, can anyone send me a website that has the fingerings for it?

sorry, looked for a while, couldnt seem to find anything that would show you the placements of ur fingers. personally, i just think that the best thing to do would be to talk to somebody and see if you can get lessons, a good person to talk to generally would be the local high school teacher or junior high school orchestra teacher. they should have several references available