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The workshop of marengorinaldi was the only active violin making operation in turin in the years immediately following fagnolas arrival, and it is likely that he cultivated his first contacts there. The most valuable violin in the world is the messiah stradivarius. Amati holds at least ten auctions a year, selling violins, violas, cellos, and bows. Amati is an online auction house specialising in the sale of stringed musical. How much is a violin worth recordbreaking instrument auction.
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