Where Advanced Materials Meet Classical Craft
Showcasing a patent-pending hybrid design, the Forte3D Carbon Fiber Cello offers demanding professionals tonal depth, lightning-fast response, and expressive control across the entire register. This instrument’s novel melding of CNC-cut top and back with 3D-printed ribs, neck, and scroll produces an exceptionally balanced timbre that’s sweet, natural, and profoundly resonant. Moreover, the Carbon Fiber Cello boasts ample projection to rise above a 100-piece orchestra playing at full fortissimo. Completing this instrument’s professional-grade build are an ebony fingerboard, geared Wittner Finetune pegs, and a hand-carved Josef Teller bridge. Finally, the Carbon Fiber Cello includes Jargar and D’Addario Kaplan strings, two Forte3D “Jaunty” Wolf Stoppers, cello dampening magnets, a Forte3D String Height Guide, and a height-adjustment Allen wrench. Musicians seeking a humidity-resistant instrument with exceptional tone and expressive nuance will find the Forte3D Carbon Fiber Cello to be among the finest next-generation instruments available.
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Beyond traditional tonewoods
Forte3D’s patent-pending design employs novel physics to allow the Carbon Fiber Cello’s top to function more like the cone of a speaker. Rather than relying on the rigid arched shape of a traditional cello, the top leverages tensile strength to support the bridge, much like the surface of a trampoline, ensuring the free transfer of vibration and sound. This innovative hybrid construction pairs two flat, CNC-cut carbon fiber panels for the top and back with 3D-printed ribs whose softer surface absorbs harsh, brittle frequencies, rivaling the warmth of traditional materials. Ultimately, the Carbon Fiber Cello’s revolutionary design results in a deeply resonant, dynamic sound box capable of producing a sweet, natural tone in intimate settings while still possessing the raw potency to soar over a full orchestra.
Setup made simple
Forte3D recognized an opportunity to give cellists something they have never had before: the ability to adjust their string height without the expense of a luthier visit or a newly cut bridge. Courtesy of the Carbon Fiber Cello’s built-in adjustment system, achieving the ideal action is as simple as releasing string tension, turning a screw, and returning the strings to pitch. On top of that, every cello comes with an Allen wrench, so the perfect setup is always within your reach.
Climate-proof and concert-ready
Many of Sweetwater’s string elite have made the move to the Carbon Fiber Cello, especially those who travel with their instruments between different climates. Thanks to its carbon fiber construction, the Carbon Fiber Cello is highly resistant to extreme temperatures and humidity changes. Additionally, it circumvents the scratches, dings, dents, and open seams that wooden instruments often encounter. Keeping the Carbon Fiber Cello clean is also incredibly easy: olive oil can be applied to the ribs, neck, and scroll with a microfiber cloth, and glass cleaner can be used on the top and back.
Forte3D Carbon Fiber Cello Features:
- A carbon fiber cello built using a patent-pending hybrid design
- Melds a CNC-cut top and back with 3D-printed ribs, neck, and scroll
- Tonal depth, lightning-fast response, and expressive control across the entire register
- Exceptionally balanced timbre that’s sweet, natural, and profoundly resonant
- Ample projection to rise above a 100-piece orchestra playing at full ff
- Resistant to temperature and humidity changes
- Smooth-playing ebony fingerboard
- Ultra-stable geared Wittner Finetune pegs
- Premium hand-carved Josef Teller bridge
- Jargar (A) and D’Addario Kaplan (D, G, C) strings
- 2 Forte3D “Jaunty” Wolf Stoppers eliminate unwanted wolf tones
- Cello dampening magnets help tame extra resonance
- Forte3D String Height Guide and a height-adjustment Allen wrench
