Charlatan borrowed priceless violins. But he was just stringing owners along.
An Irvine, California man stole some $350,000 in high-end violins. He also robbed a bank. A judge sentenced him to four years ...
The Boston Globe6 天
‘The violin reflects the maker. It’s like handwriting,’ says Roman Barnas
Originally from Poland, the North Bennet Street School department head of violin making and repair is an expert in the instrument’s craft and history As department head of violin making and ...
Detroit Free Press2 天
Charlatan borrowed priceless violins. But he was just stringing owners along.
He proceeded to sell three of the violins and the violin bow - a Francis Lott bow stamped ... Ventapane was a Neapolitan violin maker who lived from 1780 to 1843, according to Tarisio, a ...
California Man Sentenced in Scheme to Steal Pricey Violins and Rob a Bank
Prosecutors said that the man persuaded music stores to lend him violins worth tens of thousands of dollars on a trial basis, ...
Violin thief-turned-bank robber sentenced to 4 years in prison
IRVINE, Calif. ( KTLA) – A California man convicted of orchestrating a scheme to steal valuable violins, and then robbing a ...
KTVE2 天
Violin thief-turned-bank robber sentenced to 4 years in prison
IRVINE, Calif. (KTLA) – A California man convicted of orchestrating a scheme to steal valuable violins, and then robbing a bank when he realized federal investigators were closing in on him, has ...
CounterPunch1 天
Trees, Singing and Silent
Inscribed on the nameboard of an ottavino spinet (a small tabletop, or even laptop, harpsichord) dated 1710 and now in the ...