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In Focus: A 1939 Simone Fernando Sacconi viola

2023-02-07T09:50:00

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John Dilworth takes a look at an instrument by the 20th-century luthier

This article appeared in the May 2015 issue

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Maker: Simone Fernando Sacconi

Nationality: Italian

Born: 1885

Died: 1974

Instrument: Viola

Date: 1939

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