18 April - Violinist Jascha Heifetz deposits parts from his prized Guarnerius violin in the newly poured wet concrete of the foundation for the new Virginia Ramo Hall of Music, under construction at the University of Southern California, in order to ensure the building will be "in tune", and to bring luck.
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Topic - This Day in 1973 - Newey 23:27:06 04/19/17 (8)
- Well, not exactly - Amphissa 11:55:01 04/20/17 (4)
- Wet concrete - John Marks 06:32:25 04/21/17 (0)
- Interesting - Newey 18:54:31 04/20/17 (2)
- Hunh??? Which "Parts"? - John Marks 05:08:18 04/20/17 (2)
- RE: He'd have been dinged by Frederick Oster for that non-original peg! - kitch29 08:52:06 04/20/17 (0)
- A tuning peg and a string (mt) - -æ- 08:26:58 04/20/17 (0)