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Amati Violin Restored to Life After Fire Water Odds
After a major blaze at the Lucky Baldwin theater and hotel in San Francisco the Amati violin, broken into 68 pieces by water, was restored by Herman Muller. He reassembled, remade a wooden arch in clay, varnished and tuned it for nine weeks, and August Hinrichs's orchestra instrument sang again, finding its soul.
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