The goal of the Bellafina Musicale is to help your child easily learn the cello and take his or her spot in the school orchestra for that first concert. The Musicale is fashioned for the beginner. Starting with a select spruce top and maple sides, all-ebony pegs and an ebony fingerboard are added to the body. Bellafina hand-carves a 2-year aged maple bridge and then strings it with D'Addario Prelude Strings. Prelude strings have the warmest sound available in an affordable, solid steel core string design. Prelude is the educator's choice for student strings due to their unique blend of warm tone, durability and value.Bellafina finishes off the package with a brazilwood horsehair bow and a case with 15 mm padding, backpack straps and a bow pocket. The Musicale combines a U.S. setup and Prelude strings, giving you a great starting instrument that presents all of the features today's music educators require in an affordable investment.