Paganini's Violin “The Cannon”
Niccolo Paganini named his violin “The
Cannon” or “Il Cannone” because of its ability to
“boom” in any concert hall.
Notice the wear left of
the tailpiece where the varnish is worn off. (I know of no
eye-witness accounts of Paganini ever using a chinrest.)
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