Words Inside a Stolen Stradivarius Violin (8/6/15)

View of the words “Antonius Stradivarius Cremona” inside the left F-Hole. A 1734 Stradivarius violin, the Ames Stradivarius, was returned in August 2015 to the heirs of deceased violinist Roman Totenberg. The violin was stolen from Mr. Totenberg in 1980, along with two antique bows, following a concert in the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was recovered by the FBI’s New York Art Crime Team in June 2015. See https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/press-releases/manhattan-u.s.-attorney-and-fbi-announce-return-of-stolen-stradivarius-violin-to-heirs-of-musician-roman-totenberg for more details.
Words Inside a Stolen Stradivarius Violin (8/6/15)
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