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Chapter 04 of 5

Million-Dollar Wood

Record auctions, a violin almost never played and who really owns the Strads.

  1. The Price

    Millions

    Stradivari violins regularly sell for millions of dollars, far more than any modern instrument.

  2. The Record

    Lady Blunt

    In 2011 the 1721 "Lady Blunt" Strad sold at auction for about $15.9 million, then a record.

  3. The Cause

    For charity

    The sale raised money for victims of that year's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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🎻 The Violin That Can't Be Copied

  1. 01The Workshops of CremonaA small Italian town, a family of makers and the man whose name became a byword for perfection.
  2. 02The Secret IngredientIce ages, chemicals and varnish: the long hunt for Stradivari's secret.
  3. 03The Blind TestGoggles, top violinists and a result that shocked the music world.
  4. 04Million-Dollar WoodRecord auctions, a violin almost never played and who really owns the Strads.
  5. 05Stolen StradsThefts, a deathbed confession and a cello left in a taxi.