Tuning fork said to have been given by Beethoven to the violinist George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower; n.d. The fork resonates at c. 455.4 Hertz.In a wooden box with walnut veneer, with a label in the hand of Gustav Holst pasted to the bottom.Gustav... Unspecified

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Tuning fork said to have been given by Beethoven to the violinist George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower; n.d. The fork resonates at c. 455.4 Hertz.In a wooden box with walnut veneer, with a label in the hand of Gustav Holst pasted to the bottom.Gustav... Unspecified

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