Standard building specifications for the Cello
| Size |
| 1/2 | 3/4 | 7/8 | 4/4 |
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| Corpus | Length | 655 |
690 | 720750 |
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| Width - Upper Section |
290 | 315 | 326 |
342 |
| Width - Middle Section |
200 | 210 | 225 |
238 |
| Width - Lower Section |
375 | 400 | 413 |
432 |
| Ribs | Height |
100 | 105 | 110 |
115 |
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| Thickness (average) |
1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1.7 |
| Building Form | Thickness | 50 |
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| Linings | Width | 16 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 |
| Blocks (size) | Upper | 90 x 30 |
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| Lower | 85 x 30 |
| Upper Corners | 20 x 30 |
| Lower Corners | 22 x 40 |
| Arching Heights |
Back | 24 | 25 | 26 |
28 |
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| Top |
25 | 26 | 27 |
29 |
| Average Thickness (Back) |
At Soundpost | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
7.0 |
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| End sections |
2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
3.4 |
| Hollowed edge |
2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
3.1 |
| Midsection |
3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
3.6 |
| Edges |
4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
5.0 |
| Average Thickness (Top) |
At Soundpost | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
4.7 |
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| End sections |
2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
3.5 |
| Hollowed edge |
2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
3.2 |
| Midsection |
3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
3.7 |
| Edges |
4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
5.3 |
| Edges | Overhang from ribs | 3 |
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| Purfling | Average distance from edge | 4 - 4.5 |
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| Average width | 1.4 - 1.5 |
| F Holes |
Length | 120 | 124 | 128 |
130 |
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| Distance apart at top |
86 | 88 | 95 |
98 |
| Distance from edge at lower end |
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| 26 | 28 |
| Mensur (7:10 proportion) |
Top | 350 | 370 | 390 |
400 |
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| Neck length |
245 | 259 | 273 |
280 |
| Bass Bar (after fitting 5:4/4:3) |
Average length | 480 | 535 |
550 | 580 |
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| Width |
8.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
10 |
| Average height at center | 21 | 23 | 23.5 | 24 |
| Fingerboard | Length | 510 | 550 | 570 | 590 |
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| Length of hollow |
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| 215 |
| Width at nut | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Width at bridge end | 59 | 60 | 61 | 64 |
| Thickness at center |
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| 15 |
| Thickness at edges |
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| 8 |
| Height above top (bridge end) |
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| 80 |
| Scroll | Length |
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| 194 | 204 |
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| Width at ears |
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| 68 |
| Nut | Thickness |
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| 8 |
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| Saddle | Length | 50 | 52 | 54 | 55 |
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| Button | Length | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
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| Width | 20 | 21 | 21.5 | 22 |
| Pegbox | Width at nut (set out) | 39 | 41 | 43 | 45 |
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| Width at throat |
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| 31 |
| Length |
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| 135 |
| Pegs | Distance apart at centers |
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| 100/28 |
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| Length form wall of box |
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| 60 |
| Neck | Height of foot (above top at purfling) |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Angle with body |
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| 83° |
| Thickness at center |
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| 28/34 |
| Soundpost | Thickness | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| Bridge | Width at foot |
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| 90 |
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| Thickness |
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| 8 |
| Width of foot |
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| 9 |
| Height |
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| 92 |
| Curve |
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| 144° |
| Angle of strings at bridge |
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| 153° |
| Strings | Width at nut | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| Width at bridge | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Length (nut to bridge) | 602 | 637 | 672 | 690 |
| Distance above fingerboard (Steel) | C = 6.5, A = 4.5 |
| Distance above fingerboard (Gut) | C = 8, A = 6 |