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![My grandmother gave me her dad's violin. On the inside It says antonius stradivarius cremonensis faciebat anno 17. It also said that it was last repaired by E. F. Adams in 1939 My grandmother gave me her dad's violin. On the inside It says antonius stradivarius cremonensis faciebat anno 17. It also said that it was last repaired by E. F. Adams in 1939](https://preview.redd.it/km0n20xdsfo81.jpg?auto=webp&s=e84d8a522abaf403ef69cfa74d66ab0c2083f142)
My grandmother gave me her dad's violin. On the inside It says antonius stradivarius cremonensis faciebat anno 17. It also said that it was last repaired by E. F. Adams in 1939
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Scientists are trying to uncover what makes Stradivarius violins special – but are they wasting their time?
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![A Stradivarius Violin, and details of inside label Antonius Stradivarius cremonensis. Cremona Horizontal 104943 Stock Photo - Alamy A Stradivarius Violin, and details of inside label Antonius Stradivarius cremonensis. Cremona Horizontal 104943 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BMYX6N/a-stradivarius-violin-and-details-of-inside-label-antonius-stradivarius-BMYX6N.jpg)