Fourth-Grade Music Student Gets 3D-Printed Arm

(CBS) – Tatiana Coletta never felt limited with only one arm. But she can't wait for what she'll be able to accomplish with her new addition.

CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.

On Monday, the Waukegan fourth-grader tried on her 3-D-printed prosthetic arm.

"I'm feeling like I could jump off this chair and go to the moon," she said.

She wasted no time in playing the instrument she loves: the cello.

"I've actually never been able to make a snowman or play the cello that well," she says.

She is hoping for a lot of snow this winter.

Music teacher Jeanine Woodman orchestrated the plan to get Tatiana the new arm. She customized it to Tatiana's sizing, and sent off specs to a Chicago engineering firm.

Engineers went to work off a few blueprints. The $200 cost is a fraction of the cost of a traditional prosthetic.

"I had to spend about 12 hours assembling it," Woodman said. "I was so happy that I could do this for Tatiana."

Tatiana's mother and father fought back tears as they talked about their daughter's new arm.

"She was born without her arm, and that's the only life she's known," Teresa Pimentel said. "I'm happy for her. I've seen her struggle through a lot through life, and I just know this is going to make her life easier, and she deserves it."

The money for the arm was put up by Bravo Waukegan, a non-for profit organization helping music students in that suburb.

The colors of the arm – purple and pink – are Tatiana's favorites.