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 ...
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La Musica Chamber Festival gets a lift from new leadership
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Charlatan borrowed priceless violins. But he was just stringing owners along.
“The violin scheme was strange but once he really ... Authorities involved in the case included the FBI’s Art Crime Team, the Irvine Police Department and the Glendale Police Department ...
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Violin thief-turned-bank robber sentenced to 4 years in prison
The scheme involved Meng, posing as a collector, contacting violin shops across the country ... The case was investigated by the FBI’s Art Crime Team, with assistance from local authorities.
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Art of Craft
A series about specialists whose work rises to the level of art. Advertisement Mei Kawajiri ... Ayoung An decided to become a violin maker. Her journey eventually took her to Cremona, Italy ...
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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 Russell Collection of musical ...