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that one of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich s historic cellos had a small dent in the side. The dent dates from 1812, when Napoleon Bonaparte tried to play it and didn t know how to hold it.

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that one of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich's historic cellos had a small dent in the side. The dent dates from 1812, when Napoleon Bonaparte tried to play it and didn't know how to hold it.
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that one of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich’s historic cellos had a small dent in the side. The dent dates from 1812, when Napoleon Bonaparte tried to play it and didn’t know how to hold it.

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