"off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony" [REDH] One of the most off-hand but arresting comments that Sherlock Holmes made was that he owned a Stradivarius violin. That he had purchased for a mere 55 shillings!

What do we know of Stradivarius instruments, and about Holmes's own ability on the violin?

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Links / Notes * This episode: ihose.co/trifles89 * Stradivarius (Wikpedia) * The tale of Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius (NPR) * Top image via the Falk Archive - KFA

Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band

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