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US-American violist David Aaron Carpenter holds the Macdonald viola by Antonio Stradivari, made in 1719, at Sotheby's gallery in New York, March 27, 2014. A rare Stradivari viola, considered to be one
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Violist David Aaron Carpenter of the U.S. plays the 'Macdonald' Viola by Antonio Stradivari, made in 1719, at Sotheby's gallery in New York March 27, 2014. The 'Macdonald' Viola, a rare Stradivari
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