Stradivarius violin handed in at Swiss lost property office

rockin'robin · 07-31-2012, 10:38 AM

A Stradivarius violin -- possibly worth several million euros -- was handed in at a Swiss lost-property office after a hapless musician left it on a train, police said Monday.

The owner had lent the precious instrument to a musician friend who took it on a train on Friday but forgot it when he got off at Bern, police said.

After a fruitless search by train staff, surveillance cameras spotted a passenger walking off with the violin at a different station and police launched an appeal for help.

The violin turned up Sunday in the lost-property office at Bern station.

Police did not disclose the names of anyone involved, nor the value of the instrument.

Around 600 violins made by Italian master craftsman Antonio Stradivari are still in existence. One fetched about 11 million euros ($13.5 million) in a 2011 charity auction for victims of the Japanese tsunami.

In 2008, a US violinist left a $4-million (3.2-million-euro) Stradivarius in the back of a New York cab. The cabbie returned the violin to its owner.

Stradivarius violin handed in at Swiss lost property office - Yahoo! News

lovezebras · 07-31-2012, 11:00 AM

How do you leave your instrument ...and one of that size in a cab...a train I can get but a NY cab is not that big..lol I used to keep my violin with me close at all times when I had it out..

07-31-2012, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 15,279	Stradivarius violin handed in at Swiss lost property office A Stradivarius violin -- possibly worth several million euros -- was handed in at a Swiss lost-property office after a hapless musician left it on a train, police said Monday. The owner had lent the precious instrument to a musician friend who took it on a train on Friday but forgot it when he got off at Bern, police said. After a fruitless search by train staff, surveillance cameras spotted a passenger walking off with the violin at a different station and police launched an appeal for help. The violin turned up Sunday in the lost-property office at Bern station. Police did not disclose the names of anyone involved, nor the value of the instrument. Around 600 violins made by Italian master craftsman Antonio Stradivari are still in existence. One fetched about 11 million euros ($13.5 million) in a 2011 charity auction for victims of the Japanese tsunami. In 2008, a US violinist left a $4-million (3.2-million-euro) Stradivarius in the back of a New York cab. The cabbie returned the violin to its owner. Stradivarius violin handed in at Swiss lost property office - Yahoo! News

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lovezebras Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,956	How do you leave your instrument ...and one of that size in a cab...a train I can get but a NY cab is not that big..lol I used to keep my violin with me close at all times when I had it out..