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    Franco Capponi

    Rome, 1926–2006

    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. — John Dilworth
    Worked Rome
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    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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