A famous violin once played by 18th
century virtuoso Nicclo' Paganini has been found by a special
lab in France to be in reasonable condition despite wear and
tear and the inevitable effects of age including tiny cracks.
"The micro-cracks are under control," experts said after the
legendary Guarneri del Gesu' known as 'il Cannone' (The
Cannon) was sent to the European synchrotron radiation
facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, one of the world's top cultural
heritage
repair workshops.
The Cannone is kept in a special micro-climate created by a
high-tech case in Palazzo Tursi in Genoa but despite this care
it has been showing some signs of its 280 years.
It is perhaps the most famous violin in the world.
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