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item #:SCP-xxxx Johnny's fiddle
Object class:safe

Special containment procedure:
To be kept on site 17 unless ordered by a level 5 operative. To be kept in the case in which it was discovered, in turn kept in an approximately 4x6m containment chamber. Access for class 3 personnel or lower must be approved by a class 4 or higher operative. After using SCP-xxxx all operatives below class 4 must wait a minimum of one week before being allowed access to it again. This is in order to prevent overuse and to allow ample time for the secondary effects, as described below, of SCP-xxxx to wear off. SCP-xxxx is only to be recorded in foundation-sanctioned testing as authorised by an 05 in order to prevent its use for personal monetary gain.

Description: SCP-xxxx is, at first glance, an ordinary rosewood tenor violin kept in a black leather and hickory wood violin case in which is also stored SCP-xxxx-1. SCP-xxxx-1 is an equally unremarkable violin bow. On being held by a sapient being with physical faculty to play violin, SCP-xxxx will take on the physical appearance of being made of gold though testing concludes that is is in fact still composed of rosewood. This effect has been shown not to be limited to humans as testing with SCP-2967 has shown. SCP-2967 was compensated for the discomfort of being removed from its habitat with doubled feed the subsequent week. SCP-xxxx-1 is the bow found in the same case as SCP-xxxx and, if held concurrently with SCP-xxxx also takes on an appearance of being made of gold. Subjects who hold the object report a drastically inflated confidence in their own musical ability
As a result of D-345383 dropping it during testing, SCP-xxxx has demonstrated the ability to self-repair rapidly and silently when not being observed, however the object only restores itself to a state of repair consistent with moderately heavy long-term use and moderate care.
found in the town of [DATA EXPUNGED], Georgia, USA. SCP-xxxx was discovered stored in a black leather and hickory wood violin case in the attic of a small house due for demolition and its anomalous properties manifested when it was taken for appraisal and valuing. On picking the object up from its case, the appraisal agent reportedly seemed unsurprised at the visual change. He then proceeded to request the owner’s permission to play it and, upon being denied this, became irritable but complied, proceeding to value it at [DATA EXPUNGED], notably a rather higher price than is usual for this type of violin.