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These peculiar violins named after maestro Antonio Stradivarius made a unique sound that provided some of them price values exceeding five million dollars. Their unique sound has been a mystery for time until present. A number of roomers theorized that the wood is made from old cathedrals and deserted castles, these claims were proven false by scientist who ran age tests on the wood to find that they were of equal age as lesser violins. Other roomers suggested that the maestro bathed them in chemicals. The real reason that the violins make such an extraordinary sound is because the wood made from trees suffering from a woodworm epidemic that effects the interior structure.

(via theviolinblog)