Friday, November 6, 2009

  Smallest violin-world record set by Chen Lianzhi

 GUANGZHOU, China -- 66-year-old senior violinist Chen Lianzhi made a 1-centimeter-long violin which sets the new world record for the Smallest violin.

   Photo: Chen Lianzhi's smallest violin has a 1-centimeter-long body. / Photo: Guangzhou Daily (enlarge photo)

  Chen used a 0.1-milimeter drill point to shape a piece of maple the size of a thumbnail, and finally joined all the components together with glue.

   "Anyhow, the strings of the world's Smallest violin are so thin and it is not easy to play sound music." Chen admitted.

  Photo:"Compared with the common violins of 35.5-centimeter-long bodies, these mini violins, called ant's violins, are so small, but they consist of all the over thirty components of common violins," Chen told the Guangzhou Daily.
  (enlarge photo)

   Born into a family of musicians, Chen began playing music at age nine and is especially skilled at violin. He had already made a 3.55-centimeter violin seven years ago.

  The previous Guinness world record holder for the smallest violin was was about 2.2-cenitmeter size.       

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   Friday, November 6, 2009