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I have been "that difficult cellist," like the violinist you describe, sonic dogg. Once, in order to get it sounding just like it sounded to me while playing, we placed the mic (a C414 B-ULS) just above my forehead, looking down along the fingerboard. It worked. It was a very different sound than normal micing, more bite and less body, but it sounded just like i does to me when i'm playing. Part of that sound, i think, is the sound from the strings bouncing off the front of the instrument on its way to my ears.
And yes, when my G-string starts a-wolfin, we got trouble.
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