The cello looks like a violin - but bigger. You couldn't hold this under your chin! Instead, it rests on a spike which sticks into the floor and is held between the players legs and played with a bow.

Nowadays, they come complete with a large metal spike, known as an endpin, which holds the cello up by digging in to the floor. Range A cello can play from a low C, two octaves below middle C, known ...

An 11-year-old girl from Worcester who has been playing the cello her entire life is taking her skills to a national<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...