Object Details author Boyden, David D (David Dodge) 1910-1986 Notes A gift of the Jacques Francais Collection. Contents Part four: The culmination of the early history of violin playing, 1700-1761.

The Los Angeles Times reported Rowland Weinstein paid $507,436 for the rare 18th century violin in 2013 at Tarisio, an online auction house that specializes in stringed instruments and bows.

Luthier Petr Bucinsky re-strings a violin in his Anchorage violin shop on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News) "He was gruff, but fair," Bucinsky said.

A 308-year-old violin that was played on movie music from Hollywood’s Golden Age – including “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz – could fetch as much as $20 million this ...