Instrument
Her violin is an 1864 copy of Paganini's Cannone made by Vuillaume. Hahn uses bows by American bow maker Isaac Salchow and French bow makers Emile Ouchard, Paul Jombar, and Emil Miquel. As for her strings, she uses Dominants for the A (aluminum wound), D and G (silver wound) and uses a Pirastro Gold Label Steel E.
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