How To Change Your Cello Strings: Advanced TIPS and TRICKS w/ Nathan Chan

Hey y'all! Nathan Chan here. I wanted to share some useful TIPS and TRICKS to help you the next time you have to change your cello strings! There's some pretty cool things in this video I've learnt over the years, so I hope they help make your string changing rituals a little easier, safer and better for your cello!

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Stuff You Need and First Steps
1:13 - Tip #1: Using a Cloth to Support Your Bridge
2:04 - Tip #2: Use a Pencil to Mark your Bridge, Fine Tuner and Nut
2:43 - Tip #3: Stretching Out Your String
3:24 - How To Change The String
4:28 - Tip #4: Checking Your Bridge
5:07 - Storing Your Strings
7:24 - Tip #5: Tuning Your Strings
9:17 - Outro

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A huge thanks to Christine Lee for helping me record!

Music Used:
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Paradise 007 by Rochelle Rochelle
Liebesfreud by Fritz Kreisler arranged for Cello
This One Alot by Riverdeep Mountaindue
3rd Bach Cello Suite Gigue:    • Cello+Drones! Bach's Cello Suite No. 3 – G...  
This is Simple by Riverdeep Mountaindue
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