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epa01548325 Workers sand down violins at the Fengling Violin Factory in Xiqiao, Jiangsu, China, 06 November 2008. The factory, founded in 1968, is the world's largest producer of violins as well as many other musical instruments. With projected 2008 sales of 35,000 violins, in the low to mid range costing from 300 to 1,000 renminbi (35 - 116 euros) Fengling has 35 per cent of the global market in units sold. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW