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> ‘Would US customs have dared to dismantle a Stradivarius?’ The TSA has repeatedly manhandled and damaged priceless Western string instruments as well. I don'
by ohazi 7y ago
> ‘Would US customs have dared to dismantle a Stradivarius?’
The TSA has repeatedly manhandled and damaged priceless Western string instruments as well. I don't have a source handy, but there was at least one case of them snapping a $600k cello bow.
- gus_massa 7y agoLMGTFY Probably https://www.wqxr.org/story/269292-cellists-bow-damaged/ https://www.wqxr.org/story/269292-cellists-bow-damaged/ or https://albangerhardt.com/es/broken-bow-broken-cello/ https://albangerhardt.com/es/broken-bow-broken-cello/ I'm not sure how the incident was resolved.