"there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle, {{en-proverb}} there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle
  1. Just because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile. Related terms: there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace Translations (just because something or someone is old does not mean that it or they are no longer useful or worthwhile): vanhuus ei ole este (Finnish), c’est dans les vieux pots qu’on fait la meilleure soupe (French), gallina vecchia fa buon brodo (Italian), nawet w starości ludzie potrafią wiele (Polish)
    Sense id: en-there's_many_a_good_tune_played_on_an_old_fiddle-en-proverb-~eQWT6Je Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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