Not every cello belongs in an orchestra. This one has wings.
Christmas Holly Cello is an 82-piece laser-cut wooden music box kit: the body fans out into butterfly-wing panels, edged with holly leaves and clusters of red berries. Build the wings, build the body, turn the key, and the cello plays by itself.
It is a small, quiet answer to the noise of December, and a decoration that earns its place on the table rather than in the storage box.
Specs
- Assembled Size: 7.4 x 4.6 x 10.6 in (187 x 116 x 268 mm)
- Package Size: 9.4 x 7.3 x 1.8 in (240 x 185 x 45 mm)
- Package Weight: 1.07 lbs (486 g)
- Piece Count: 82 pcs
- Difficulty Level: ★★★½☆ (3.5 / 5 - Intermediate to Advanced)
- Recommended Age: 14+
- Material: Laser-cut plywood
Why builders choose it
- 82 precision laser-cut pieces - The butterfly-wing panels and holly sprigs are separate pieces that build into one form.
- Plays on its own once wound - Turn the key and the cello plays - no batteries, no cables, no setup.
- Butterfly wings edged in holly - Leaves and red berries run along the wing panels, cut into the wood rather than printed on it.
- Finished at 7.4 x 4.6 x 10.6 in - A companion piece to the Christmas Concerto Cello, or a stand-alone mantel decoration.
- Made to be handled, not rushed - The holly detail builds up piece by piece until the whole wing reads as one pattern.
- Illustrated stage-by-stage build - Every stage is numbered and drawn, so the build stays calm.
For the person who decorates first and undecorates last
Holly has turned up at winter parties for a thousand years. Give this to the host, the grandmother, or the friend whose house smells like pine by the first week of December - a decoration that is also something to do.
