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Instrument maker and art restorer Giovanni Orsi, 66, has everything he nneds now to make 50 violins
Instrument maker and art restorer Giovanni Orsi, 66, has everything he nneds now to make 50 violins

Instrument maker and art restorer Giovanni Orsi, 66, has everything he nneds now to make 50 violins

Date1/12/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Instrument maker and art restorer Giovanni Orsi; 66; has everything he nneds now to make 50 violins. He has even; he says; duplicated the special varnish used by Stradivarius.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0102732F
      Music - Instruments - Violins
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