Tonal quality is a subjective measurement, of course, and Stradivarius violins vary in their tones.
British Transport Police said it was trying to verify if the instrument recovered was the stolen Stradivarius.
Yo-Yo Ma, a warm and generous performer, came to play some Bach on his 1712 Stradivarius cello.
He described the restructuring as "like finding a broken Stradivarius cello and building a new semi-electric instrument without spoiling the design".
The buyer of his Stradivarius was widely (though unofficially) reported to be Maxim Vengerov, one of the most promising young violinists currently playing.
But so is verifying anyone's identity in a world where even three-dimensional objects like Stradivarius violins can easily be "printed", let alone copied en masse.
After three years playing with a Stradivarius lent to him by an American collector, it was inferred that he needed a world-class fiddle of his own.
And in a surprising development, a researcher in Switzerland discovered a special strain of fungus that can make an ordinary violin sing like a Stradivarius.
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Brown bought the 5-ton monument, paying for it with cash and two peculiar collectors' items: a Stradivarius violin and a silver Newport yachting trophy from the 1920s.
Shoji may be distinguished not just by the ethereal quality of her music (facilitated by a Stradivarius Recamier produced in 1729, on loan to her from a Japanese company that supports its most accomplished artists), but also by her willingness to challenge difficult pieces and ensembles.
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