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An exceptionally well-preserved Stradivarius violin, the Lady Blunt, which fetched $10m at its last sale in 2008, is to be auctioned for charity.
The 1721 violin is being sold by the Nippon Music Foundation, with the entire proceeds going to their Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.
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The unique sounds of a Stradivarius violin may come down to the density of the wood it is made from.
Scientists say the patterns of the grain are markedly different from modern instruments.
It is believed that the seasonal growth of trees in the early seventeenth century was affected by a mini-Ice Age.

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