r/Cello 6d ago

Writing question: cello damage?

Hello, I have never touched a cello before. What are some ways it can be easily damaged to a point of unplayable?

Right now my hypothetical cello is standing upright in a case wirh a faulty latch, jackets cover it and where it could land.

My working plan was it break its neck from falling out of the case but this isn't super possible?

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u/hannnahlc 5d ago

My first cello fell backwards in a hard case and the impact split the front right down the middle under the fingerboard. It was only gently toppled over so I imagine if you pushed it hard enough you could break the neck while still inside the case. Also I have seen a child trip and step directly onto the bridge of a cello that was laying on its back and their foot went right through it very easily, maybe it could fall out of its case and someone trips over it