Request for help with English terminology

[Davide Sora]

Is there a specific English term for the part of the cello back indicated by the red arrow? In Italian, at least here in Cremona, they are called "baffi" (mustache), but I have no idea if the same term is used by English-speaking luthiers.

Thanks in advance.

[Brad Dorsey]

1 hour ago, Davide Sora said:

…in Cremona, they are called "baffi" (mustache)…

I have never heard them called that or anything else.  And this feature is neither named nor illustrated in the extensive “Concordance of Instrument Terms” in the 3-volume “The Conservation, Restoration, and Repair of Stringed Instruments and Their Bows” published by the IPCI.

[Claudio Rampini]

A sort of bee stings? It's typical of baroque decorations.

[Dave Slight]

I’ve not heard a consistent name for these. Because they grow from the chin of the scroll, I have always called them whiskers 

[Davide Sora]

1 hour ago, Dave Slight said:

I’ve not heard a consistent name for these. Because they grow from the chin of the scroll, I have always called them whiskers 

Well, that's a good reason to call them that. Then, their curved and pointed shape undeniably recalls these.

[Dr. Mark]

'Moustache' is probably perfectly fine then.  Here's a more famous example:

[David Burgess]

17 hours ago, Davide Sora said:

Is there a specific English term for the part of the cello back indicated by the red arrow?

I don't know of an English term for that part, but we do have catch-all words for things we don't have specific words for, like "doohickey" and "thingamabob".

In this particular case, I am most inclined toward "thingamabob", since it looks more like a bob-tail than a hickey.

[Davide Sora]

23 minutes ago, David Burgess said:

I don't know of an English term for that part, but we do have catch-all words for things we don't have specific words for, like "doohickey" and "thingamabob".

In this particular case, I am most inclined toward "thingamabob", since it looks more like a bob-tail than a hickey.

It seems like a good way to get out of this linguistic mess.

[Davide Sora]

35 minutes ago, Dr. Mark said:

'Moustache' is probably perfectly fine then.  Here's a more famous example:

This is more Montagnana style than Stradivari, though

[Claudio Rampini]

5 hours ago, Dave Slight said:

I’ve not heard a consistent name for these. Because they grow from the chin of the scroll, I have always called them whiskers 

these are whiskers

[MikeC]

1 hour ago, David Burgess said:

I don't know of an English term for that part, but we do have catch-all words for things we don't have specific words for, like "doohickey" and "thingamabob".

In this particular case, I am most inclined toward "thingamabob", since it looks more like a bob-tail than a hickey.

It could be a whatchamacallit 

[sospiri]

2 hours ago, Dr. Mark said:

'Moustache' is probably perfectly fine then.  Here's a more famous example:

It was ok when Dali didit. He was only pretending to be a pretentious artist to draw attention to the fact that he could actually paint.

 

[Riccardo964]

13 hours ago, Dave Slight said:

grow from the chin of the scroll

So, that's a good reason to call this part "Soul Patch" perhaps

Best,

Riccardo964