VINTAGE Glassel Shop ¾ Size Cello 1982 Model CE44E

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Glassel Shop ¾ Size Cello 1982 Model CE44E
This is a Glassel Shop Adjusted ¾ size Cello. 4B-310. In the inside are two labels. The first says
“Copy of Antonius Stradivarius Faciebat Anno 1719
Made in USA 1982
Glassel Shop Adjusted ¾ Cleveland, Ohio”
The second label says
“This instrument and shop adjusted in MENC specifications
4B-310
Stringed instrument Service Inc.
Model CE44E
Date 7/82
It has one string. It has some damage to the varnish especially on the side.
I know nothing about stringed instruments. My granddaughter and her husband inherited it from her in-laws and asked me to sell it for them. I don’t see any cracks or damage to the wood. The back is especially beautiful tiger maple (that is what it looks like to me).
I am selling this on a what you see is what you get basis. It measures approximately 46 ½ inches from the floor to the top including the thing on the bottom which measures 2 ¾ inches. It measures 15 ¼ inches across the widest part of the body.
This cello will have to be packed by a professional as I am in my 80’s and I can’t do it. It looks like it will cost about to ship it.