The cello is a very fine instrument - just ask Yo-Yo Ma - but it has some fundamental weaknesses. The most obvious one is that there's no way to play more than two of its four strings simultaneously.

One curious design innovation on display today through October 23 at K 2013, the world’s largest plastics trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a prototype for a cello that looks like the 23rd-century ...

David Levi, also known as Magnetovore, is a student studying electrical engineering who has created a fantastic and very innovative magnetic cello. This unique instrument resembles the size, shape, ...