Why Stradivarius violins are worth millions

In 2008 violinist Philippe Quint was flying back to New York from a concert

in Dallas. He took a taxi from the Newark Airport

to Manhattan and before he could take his violin out, the car pulled away.

It probably the scariest and most devastating experience of my life.

The cab driver returned the instrument a few hours later, but the incident scarred

Philippe for good reason. This wasn't just any violin he left in the cab. This

was a Stradivarius violin worth over four million dollars that's on loan to

him. It's like losing part of yourself, you know. It's like somebody cut off your

hand and especially given the fact it's not your hand.

This hand already was

belonging to someone else.

Even if you're not a musician like me, you've probably

still heard of a Stradivarius violin.

Stradivarius. Stradivarius. Stradivarius.

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