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Hi there!
A friend of mine bought a Hellmer cello (or at least it seems to be) the thing is, apart to identify if it's original or not, the neck seems to be original, very uncommon in a 1762 cello.
Please, some ideas?
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| WOW look at that arching. Very cool. Thats a toughie, Hellmers instrument patterns vary so much..
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So, here are some more photos.
The neck and scroll are one piece. Strange for a 1762 instrument... 
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hah hah.. well unless the neck was replaced.... 
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That's exactly the point. The scroll seems to be original...
Two things: The neck and scroll were made in 19th century or the entire cello is a Hellmer copy made in 19th century... which I doubt.
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| It's not raised and angled at the heel, near the body of the cello, is it? Maybe Hellmer was just really advanced for his time... or maybe... he had a time machine.. hhmmmmm
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It's not raised and angled at the heel, near the body of the cello, is it?
No.
As you can see in the photo, it's only one piece and the angle is perfect for our days.
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| Ah, couldn't quite tell from the photos. Well, must have been the time machine theory then!
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