Yamaha VC 7SG44 Cello 4/4

This was a gift for my wife who is an intermediate at cello.I wanted to buy a cello that wasn't a beginners one, and I understand this model was more traditional materials (e.g. ebony tuning pegs etc). I was looking at different models and I suppose I finally ended on choosing Yamaha because of it's reputation within orchestral instruments manufacturing.

The packaging seemed sturdy.the instrument very well protected. It came with a soft-case, which seemed pretty ordinary. I would guess few would transport/store a cello (in this price tier) in a soft case. My wife already had a cello hardcase and was uninterested in it.

I don't play the cello, so comments are what I picked up from my wife and her dad (which is an old music school principal and composer that basically can play all instruments in an orchestra),

First my father-in-law tested the cello, he deemed it well built and he thought it had a nice warm, full tone. He told me there didn't seem to be any wolf tones coming from it. I noted it didn't take him very long to tune it/adjust it. Did he think it was worth the money? He was suggesting it would cost me somewhere around ?2000-3000 to find a "decent" cello, and he was obviously content with the sound, so I assume that is a yes.

My wife commented the instrument felt solid, it had a very nice finish, she like the tone. Maybe this is nowadays standard, but she noted a nice feature is that it had a rubber foot on the endpin making an endpin anchor unneccessary.

Bonjour,
Reçu dans un état prêt à être joué, l'instrument est magnifique et sonne parfaitement bien. L'instrument a surpris ma prof. de musique au Conservatoire. Pas besoin donc de passer par la case luthier pour le moment. Seul petit bémol, le housse qui n'est pas des plus adaptée, mais cela n’enlève rien à la qualité de l'instrument.
Merci à Thomann pour l'efficacité et le sérieux du service.

Anderhalf jaar geleden heb ik me deze cello aangeschaft via de website. Ook een beetje aarzelend, want een dergelijke aankoop via internet... Maar ik heb er nog geen minuut spijt van gehad. Netjes verpakt en correct geleverd, en een schitterend instrument voor zijn prijs. De mijne heeft wel een wolftoon, maar met een klemmetje is dat makkelijk te verhelpen. Warme diepe klank, een plezier om op te spelen! Een aanrader in zijn prijsklasse.