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A baroque violin is, in common usage, any violin whose neck, fingerboard, bridge, and tailpiece are of the type used during the baroque period. Such an instrument may be an original built during the baroque and never changed to modern form; or a modern replica built as a baroque violin; or an older instrument which has been converted (or re-converted) to baroque form. Following period practices, most baroque violinists use gut strings. This lends a certain purity and even at times earthiness... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 23, 2006
Last edited by mwcl_wikipedia_en Sep 27, 2007

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