stackyFACTSCenturies of musical elitism have surrounded these legendary stringed instruments with an aura of pure mystic genius. Modern evidence suggests the magical acoustic resonance mainly happened because Europe experienced a prolonged mini ice age, making the local trees grow unusually dense and tight.
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