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Andrew and Jean Konnerth are undertaking the mammoth task of assembling 125 bones of a northern right whale into a 3,500-pound structure.

Assembly required

Mattapoisett couple reconstructs giant skeletons for museums bone by bone

By Yuxing Zheng
Globe Correspondent / August 27, 2006

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NEW BEDFORD -- Andrew Konnerth 's head occasionally disappeared from view as he peered up into the center cavity of a 1,500-pound skull suspended from steel support beams and pulleys. (Full article: 941 words)

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