Paganini violin OK says synchrotron

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 11 - A famous violin once played by 18th century virtuoso Nicclo' Paganini has been found by a special lab in France to be in reasonable condition despite wear and tear and the inevitable effects of age including tiny cracks.
    "The micro-cracks are under control," experts said after the legendary Guarneri del Gesu' known as 'il Cannone' (The Cannon) was sent to the European synchrotron radiation facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, one of the world's top cultural heritage repair workshops.
    The Cannone is kept in a special micro-climate created by a high-tech case in Palazzo Tursi in Genoa but despite this care it has been showing some signs of its 280 years.
    It is perhaps the most famous violin in the world. (ANSA).