Croatian craftsman offers miniature violin for #600k

Thursday, December 31, 2009, 15:36 [IST]

London, Dec 31 (ANI): Vladimir Kulic, a Croatian craftsman, has put up a miniature violin for sale at a whopping price of 600,000 pounds.

The 48-year-old Kulic's violin measures 35x12x3 millimetres, reports the Daily Express.

Kulic recently bagged the 'Genius Award' from the World Federation of Inventors in Budapest for making the world's smallest cycle pump.

And he is now cashing in on his newfound popularity.

According to the Austrian Times, Kulic has also made the world's smallest mouth organ measuring 3x3x10 millimetres. (ANI)

Topics: croatian, craftsman, offers, miniature, violin, #600k

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