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Danyel VanReenen

INSANE: Edinburgh violin shop finds 100 year old message hidden inside instrument - The Real Truth

An Edinburgh violin shop made the discovery of a lifetime when they found a message from more than 100 years ago hidden inside an instrument.

The message is the length of a small essay, and it was tucked inside an unusually designed, locally made instrument. The message was hidden from the world until Tim and Helen Wright, the co-directors of Tim Wright’s Fine Violins in Marchmont, brought it to light.

“Before the maker closed and finished the violin, he put a huge amount of writing inside, which is really unusual,” said Tim.

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