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When s4 and I moved into our new place and were searching for a storage locker, there was one without a lock on it with a cello in it. I'd always assumed it belonged to a tennant, but I checked with the sorta kinda caretaker- my friend and coworker J- who says the old owners of the cello moved out years ago, and I should take it before someone else does. Awww, yeah.

I'm excited, but I've no way of knowing if this thing is at all in working order. String instruments aren't at all my expertise (all I know about them I know from orchestration class), but I've always loved cellos and maintained that if I learned another instrument, it'd be the one. Anyone have any advice? Karlyn? r4c? pied piper? Unfortunately, I didn't find a bow with it.

I don't even know what size it is, or how to tell. It looks as though it needs new strings- that's about as far as I can get. Hmm.

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Investigation so far has determined the following:
It seems to be a fairly decent student model cello, and it's full size (4/4). It's missing a bridge (no wonder the strings were all goofy).
A cheap new bridge can be purchased for under $20, and a new bow isn't much more (assuming it's a pretty base one).
A full set of new strings might be pricier.
I have no idea how one goes about replacing a bridge, or if it's easy to do. Does it just stay there via tension, or is it affixed with something?

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