From the famous BBC serie
...the string maker is at minute 39', the hands of the string maker belogs to Mr. George Stoppani
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baroque music, double-bass strings, early music, gut strings, gut strings history, gut strings maintenance, gut strings manufacture, viol strings, viola da gamba strings, viola strings, violin strings, violoncello strings
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