Violinist Fell and Smashed $1 Million Stradivarius

1. Abestar
   February 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 am

   Wow, those cant be replaced, ever. I bet that dude cried.

2. Rosi
   February 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 am

   Ouch. And there's only a limited number of them available.
   That was probably the worst fall ever. I bet the guy was wishing he broke his legs instead.
   Perhaps he should have invested in a stronger case?

3. Tim Giachetti
   February 22nd, 2008 at 5:15 am

   His was a Guadagnini violin. He was lent a Stradivarius when he smashed his. Guadagnini was a student and maker for Stradivarius.

4. Tim Giachetti
   February 22nd, 2008 at 5:16 am

   "The broken violin was made by Italian craftsman GB Guadagnini, who referred to himself as an "alumnus of Stradivarius".

   That's right off the BBC article

5. ted
   February 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 am

   It says he's getting it fixed.

   I would say the real final reversal would be that it was heavily insured.

6. Rexmons
   February 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 am

   He's lucky, whats money without health?

7. M
   February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 am

   it's a near certainty that it's insured for the full appraised value (which, depending on the market and the appraiser, could be more than it would actually bring if he sold it). he doesn't need to worry about money at all -- just finding another instrument suited to his tastes.

8. JamesB
   February 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm

   I bet he felt quite befiddled!

9. madmaxnyc
   February 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 am

   I looked him up, then heard him play on several clips on Youtube, and came to the conclusion that it's his violin who committed suicide to put an end to the misery this guy was putting it through. Maybe it'd be best if Garrett replaces it with a punching ball or something else he can relate to better.

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