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Why a Guarneri violin is expected to fetch $10 million at auction

by Nova Safo

Mar 1, 2023

Despite numerous scientific tests, there are no definitive answers for why Guarneri instruments have their unique, coveted sound.

Marketplace's Nova Safo playing the ‘Baltic’ Guarneri at New York's Tarisio auction house next to Grammy-winning violinist Charles Yang. "It's like going from a Camry to a Lamborghini," Safo said.

Sean Conaboy

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