Rare cello escapes CD rack fate - Democratic Underground

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Rare cello escapes CD rack fate

BBC News snip:

A rare 320-year-old stolen Stradivarius cello had a narrow escape - from being converted into a CD holder.

The $3.5m instrument, made in 1684 and owned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, was found by nurse Melanie Stevens lying by a rubbish bin.

Initially unaware of its value, she had asked her cabinet-maker boyfriend to fix it or turn it into a CD rack.

Orchestra bosses breathed a sigh of relief at the return of the cello, which suffered only slight damage.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3728193.stm

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