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Stradivari, Antonio, d. 1737

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View Resource Legendary Cello Found by Nurse Near Dumpster

While sometimes lackadaisical young musicians may be prone to leaving their instrument on a school bus, it is not everyday that a $3.5 million cello, crafted by the revered artisan and craftsman Antonio Stradivari is absent-mindedly forgotten by the principal cellist (one Peter Stumpf) for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. But this is precisely what happened when Mr. Stumpf forgot his cello outside...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2004/0521