First violinist with a full prosthetic arm

First violinist with a full prosthetic arm
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Who
Manami Ito
What
First
Where
Japan (Kobe)
When
05 August 2012

The first violinist with a full prosthetic arm is Manami Ito (Japan) who played in public in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan on 5 August 2012.

Manami plays the violin with a bow attached to her prosthetic arm and uses her shoulder blades to move the bow. She is also a Paralympian swimmer and competed in 2008 Beijing Paralympics and 2012 London Paralympics.