Question

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このitはto以外を指していますか？？

On March 11, 2012, there was a special viohin
performance in the city of Rikuzentakata.   The
audience listened closely to the sound of the violm.
Some of the people were in tears. That violin was
very Special to everyone there.                               ?

The violin Was made by Nakazawa Muneyuki a
famous violin maker, After the earthquake hit Japan
in 2011, he wondered how to help as a craftsperson.

Then he came up with an idea. (ys to make violins

from driftwood from the disaster

[88 words]。

Answer 1

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かみよぴ

このItが指すのは、直前にあるan ideaです。

itがto不定詞節を指す、つまり仮主語となるときには、必ずそれ以外の要素で文章が成立するようになっています。
しかし、今回の文で、it＝to不定詞以降と考えると、it is it.という文になり、意味を成しません。

↓itが仮主語となる具体例
It makes me happy to play the violin.

この具体例と今回の文の違いを見比べてみてほしいです。

Answer 2

ゲスト

to以外？
the idea was to make ~では？