Quiet please: Italian town takes vow of silence as violins recorded
A town in northern Italy that makes the world's finest violins has taken a collective vow of silence so that the mellifluous sounds of the instruments can be recorded for posterity.
Cremona has been known for centuries as the home of violin making, including the Stradivarius instruments produced by Antonio Stradivari, considered the finest exponent of the art.
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