Fantastic Finger Guide for Cellos - Music Accessories for String Instruments, Fingerboard and Fretboard Stickers for Learning All Notes, Learn to Play Cello, 4/4 Size

Somehow missed that this is one sticker with all of the markings already properly spaced on it and not a bunch of individual stickers that you would have to manually find the correct key for (in hindsight this was VERY clearly illustrated in the listing, I am simply blind). Having the marking already spaced out in one big sticker is SO GREAT when your instrument does not have frets as a rule. Also can confirm they are the correct spacing - they perfectly match the markings my instructor had set up previously for the different notes and positions. Included with the sticker is a MIRRORED VISUAL GUIDE that illustrates the cello note marking from the POV of the cellist so you can mentally and visually connect the notes with your hand position. As somebody who only recently started cello as an adult, I wish I had thought to look for this kind of product sooner!

For both those just starting out or resuming after a long absence, this guide helps build your confidence and coordination. Initially, you can look at the marks to help with finger placement and spacing.After some level of accurate finger placement, you won’t need to look at the guide, simply play. If a note doesn’t quite sound right, you can look down at where your fingers are to see what error might have crept in. Without the marks as feedback your fingers might simply fumble around without any solid reference, continuing to make mistakes.For those who proclaim themselves pedagogical purists, good for you and your students who can magically put their fingers in the right spots. For us normal humans, this guide serves as training wheels do on a bike. Once you’ve gained your confidence and balance, you won’t need them. Until them, they are a useful aid.

Well I agree with the difficulty of putting it on and I have been a glue chemist for 45 years. The other thing about the correct spacing….I’m guessing it’s the placement of the bridge and the way the nut is cut along with the scale length…there are some 7/8 size floating out there….the string gauge affects that too….You need an ear to play a stringed instrument…..and fingertips are all different….for the people that say every note is sharp? Call me crazy, but put your finger just behind every note. Depending on how your touch is, you can make a note any sort of pitch that you want….most beginner instruments are crap and not set up right anyhow. I am an amateur luthier and believe me, NO stringed instrument comes from the factory with a good setup….and the lack of a good setup is the major reason why people give up instruments…difficult to play even if you did everything right. EVERYTHING has to be right on a stringed instrument and on many instruments that is NOT possible. Even if you are a beginner, try to get the best instrument that you can afford….My experience is that it might not be a bad idea to buy from an individual who is stepping up and that plays in an orchestra or has been taking lessons and get your instructor to try the instrument BEFORE you buy it.

Learning cello on my own (with help from Udemy lol). This is a really great little tool to help me get my fingering right. I was able to hit notes by sound, like i could tell if i was a bit flat or sharp, but this makes it a lot easier. I'm hoping that with practice i'll start to know right where to place my fingers.I like this way better than those tape markers...I get that they're really basic but this is more helpful. You can see what note, not just where. I like too that they differentiated the natural and open notes, as well as the sharps and flats.It's a bit of a struggle to get it on correctly. Try sliding it behind the strings while still on the backing...that way you get the feel for where it needs to go and where you may need to do a little repositioning. Once you're ready, it takes a couple of minutes to apply, and to get everything aligned.It seems nicely sturdy, unlike the tapes that tend to plop off randomly.Really neat, useful little tool for the budding cello player. Highly recommend!

Easy to install, excellent guide!!!

Guides line you up perfectly, relatively easy to apply, though a little tricky to get under the strings without sticking before you're ready, application is super super easy if the strings are removed. I have not tried removing it, but it sticks well with no visible bubbles and no edge peeling, so it does not change the feel at all under your fingers or look bad. Having the notes and flats all specifically labeled is also extra helpful as you're beginning.

This guide would have been great if it was accurate. Being a beginner and trying to learn proper finger placement, I found that I had to "tune" this with my digital tuner, and mark exactly where the notes were dead-on with a paint marker. All the marks are roughly 1/4 off.

After reading several of the reviews that stated the note markings were not in quite the right spots, I decided to check it before applying it. I simply left the decal on the backing paper and applied some two sided tape to the back. I was then able to test the resulting notes when my fingers were placed in the marks. Sure enough, they were sharp all the way up the finger board. My simple solution was to trim the top 1/4" or so of the decal. Once applied, this resulted in the marks being moved a bit farther toward the nut and now all the marks are right where they need to be. The only downside to this is that the CGDA letters marking the open strings were removed, which is pretty minor. Other than needing that slight modification, the decal is fantastic for beginning cello players.