Prosthetic lets US girl play violin

Ten-year-old Isabella Nicola was born without a left hand, but thanks to a special prosthetic built by bioengineering students she can play the violin.

A US girl born with no left hand is playing the violin thanks to a prosthetic built by undergraduates at George Mason University.

Isabella Nicola, 10, tried the final version of her prosthetic on Thursday.

A team of bioengineering students teamed up with a music instructor to make sure the attachment was comfortable and provided the range of motion for Isabella to move her bow appropriately on the strings.

The attachment was the capstone project for the team of senior bioengineering majors at Mason.

Isabella's music teacher at her elementary school had built a device for her but approached the school to see if they could come up with something better.

At Thursday's session, the team surprised Isabella with an additional attachment that let her ride a bicycle.