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OOPS<\/a>! At least when I fell I only hurt my face, I would feel like a complete fool if I broke a million dollar instrument.<\/p>\n

David Garrett, a former model who has been called the David Beckham of the classical scene, said he tripped while carrying his 18th century violin as he was leaving London’s Barbican Hall after a performance, smashing it to bits.
\n“I had it over my shoulder in its case and I fell down a concrete flight of stairs backward,” Garrett said Thursday. “When I opened the case, much of my G.B. Guadagnini had been crushed.”
\nGarrett said he bought the 1772 violin for $1 million in 2003, and he is now hoping to get it repaired in New York, where he is based.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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