Violins, Bow Worth Nearly $25K Stolen from Lincoln Shop

LINCOLN, Neb. (KFOR NEWS March 22 ,2020) – Police in Lincoln are investigation after two violins and a bow worth nearly $25,000 together were stolen from a local music shop. A media report stated that the instruments were stolen from Capital City Strings sometime between Christmas and Wednesday.

The more valuable of the two violins is a brown 2001 one crafted by Marilyn Wallin, an award-winning violin maker who lives and works in Lincoln. It’s worth an estimated $18,000. The second violin, which was last seen around Christmas, is a 1919 Neff Philadelphia violin, valued at $3,000. The vintage bow from German maker Nurenberg is valued at $3,500.

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