Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond (center) performs with the orchestra. A violin dealer says Almond was quite cautios about the security of the instrument.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond (center) performs with the orchestra. A violin dealer says Almond was quite cautios about the security of the instrument.
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I’m amazed that the glue used to hold the assembly together has lasted 100s of years.
A good guy with a gun could put an end to all of this violin violence.
“Instrument dealer says Frank Almond ‘very cautious’ about violin security.”
He sure was. Who would ever think that a stroll through the ghetto with a $3.5 million dollar violin would carry any risk of theft? Nobody could have foresaw that.
I have a very expensive fiddle made 1854, I’ll rain hell down upon anyone who tried to take it.
Illiteracy works for the illiterate.
inside job for sure.
Bassoons are 13-20k. I don't, never have, and probably never will, understand string people.
I attended a clinic with Buster Williams, and he was playing a 400 year old German bass that had the most sustain I've ever heard.
So this guy says Almond was “very cautious”. Big Whoop!
Next time someone tries to mug someone anywhere, the victim should shout “Watch out, I’m VERY CAUTIOUS!!!”, and see if that stops the robbery.
The guy was careless by not being trained in firearms handling or at least having someone with him who was, every time he was vulnerable to theft, especially outside at night.
People steal everything not nailed down. A multi-million dollar violin that many people know the location of (a publicized concert) is a high risk item. He was stupid to not take precautions.