Talk:Octavia/@comment-72.190.73.250-20110924180919

Teyandee's link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st9CxveZieg) thoroughly covers the size debate and points out the misnomer about bow use. Now, further arguments in favor of her instrument being a cello include the word of Jayson Theissen (not much merit IMO; basses play in all the same environments that cellos play in), the shape of the instrument (closer to a cello than a bass), and the aforementioned size argument. Looking at the debate from the view of an animator, it's entirely possible that they either made a small mistake on the shape or didn't know that cellos are played sitting down. Or they could have found a sitting pony to be too bothersome for animation and gag purposes. Framed as such, both have merit. But I'm leaning towards bass.