'Violino Piccolo' (Small violin), Antonio Stradivari, 1644-1737, Maple, spruce, ebony, ivory

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Debate continues about whether such small violins were designed to be played by children or to play music in a higher-range than normal sized violins. Oral history suggests that this instrument was presented as a gift to Napoleon-Francois-Joseph-Charles (1811-1832), son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Maria Louise

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Title: 'Violino Piccolo' (Small violin), Antonio Stradivari, 1644-1737, Maple, spruce, ebony, ivory
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Created: Mon, 02/02/2009 - 10:21am
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