The ViolinNigel Le

What is a Violin?

• Four strings tuned in fifths; E, A, D, G

• Played with a bow• Tuned to 442

The sound of a violin• Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Finale performed by

Julia Fischer

The oldest surviving string

instrument is “The King” cello

by Andrea Amati made in 1572

“The MacDonald” Viola of 1719

“The Davidoff” of 1712

Giovanni Tononi 1713

Francois Nicolas Voirin

Why Steal a Violin?

Nigel Le

Why Steal a Violin?

• Monetary Value• Emotional Value• Historic Significance• Harm• Insurance Fraud

The Target

Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1713, the ‘ex-Gibson, ex-

Huberman'

Joshua Bell

Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1727, the 'Davidoff-

Morini'

• Named after the same Davidoff as Yo-Yo Ma’s Cello

• Owned by Erica Morini from 1924-1995

Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1715, the

'Lipinski'

• Currently played by Concert Master of the Milwaukee Symphony, Frank Almond

• Robbed February 2014

What can you do with a stolen violin?

• Play it.