Stolen London violin is recovered in Paris

Stolen London violin is recovered in Paris

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norman lebrecht

December 21, 2018

Daniel Chandler lost his violin in a Christmas house theft in Hampstead last year.

Engraved with the maker’s name, Chris Johnson of Loughborough, it was registered on the call-list of stolen instrument but Daniel had little hope of seeing it again.

Then he got an email from Paris. Sandrine, from Pierre Berthel’s music shop in the Rue de Rome, said a man had tried to sell her a Johnson violin. She went off to check the list of stolen instruments. Police were called and he was arrested.

Daniel, 32, will be getting back to practise over Christmas.

Read more in the Ham & High.

Comments

  • Ruben Greenberg says:

    It’s great that you got your instrument back and that luthiers are getting better at nabbing the theives.

  • ulysses says:

    practise?

    • Dragonetti says:

      American English spell check. For once they take the sensible option and use ‘c” for verb and noun.
      Glad he got his violin back too!

    • V.Lind says:

      Indeed. The verb wants an “s.” But the noun, as here, needs the “c.”

      This is not America. After all, they spell “defence”and “offence” with an “s” as well.

  • Dragonetti says:

    In my dozy post lunch state I think I got it the wrong way round. They use ‘s’ for both. Back to sleep; soon be Christmas!

  • Julian Faigan says:

    “registered on the call-list of stolen instruments” – can I have a contact for this list, please?

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