Saturday, June 5, 2010
Largest
violin - world record set by German luthiers
Markneukirchen, Germany -- Twelve luthiers have
finished crafting a giant playable violin, which is 4.28 meters
tall, 1.45 meters wide, and weigh over 100 kilograms , setting the world record for the Largest
violin.
Photo: The World's
Largest Violin. Image by Uwe Meinhold
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photo)
Markneukirchen is already famous for the
quality violins made there, but this extraordinary instrument
will definitely get its name into the record books.
Twelve luthiers are working around
the clock, adding the final details to what is the world’s
largest violin.
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