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Franco Capponi

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John Dilworth

CAPPONI, Franco Born 1926 Rome, d.2006 Turin Italy. Violin restorer and maker, son of Candido Capponi, above. Active in Rome 1960-1995, retiring due to illness to Turin. Some 40 violins and six violas to his credit.

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