Q: When I was 10 years old (I’m 92 now), an elderly family friend gave me his violin. It has a label inside that says “Anno 17–, Carlo Bergonzi, Fece in Cremona.” I have been told that it might have been made by an understudy of Stradivari. Could you tell me if that might be true?
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