Read more Stradivari stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1159/stradivari.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 21 May 2012 08:02:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/145529/20m-stradivarius-cello-broken-in-accident.html<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=881456&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20120507135209' border='0' />A Stradivarius cello housed at the Spanish Royal Palace was broken in an accident, an official said today. The instrument could be worth more than $20 million. The damage sustained: a piece that joins the neck of the 17th-century instrument to the body of it broke and fell off the...A cello worth up to $20 million was damaged at the Spanish Royal Palace.http://www.newser.com/story/145529/20m-stradivarius-cello-broken-in-accident.htmlMon, 07 May 2012 13:52:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/121578/stradivarius-violin-sells-for-16m.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=821911&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110621081958' border='0' />A Japanese music foundation has sold a renowned Stradivarius violin for $16 million at a London auction to raise money for tsunami disaster relief. Proceeds from selling the nearly 300-year-old violin known as the Lady Blunt will go to relief projects in northern Japan, the nonprofit Nippon Foundation said today....In this photo taken in 2008 and released by Nippon Music Foundation, "Lady Blunt," a 1721 Stradivarius violin, is shown in Tokyo.http://www.newser.com/story/121578/stradivarius-violin-sells-for-16m.htmlTue, 21 Jun 2011 08:19:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31410/the-secret-of-the-strads-superiority.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=116721&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401010940' border='0' />Stradivarius violins—300 years old and valued at least $3 million each—are universally recognized as producing the richest sounds. Now, the Daily Telegraph reports, scientists believe they know why. X-rays of several old and new instruments show the wood used by 17th-century violin makers has a more uniform density...Tamsin Waley-Cohen of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays a Stradivarius violin. Scientists believe they have uncovered the secret behind the sound of a Stradivarius. http://www.newser.com/story/31410/the-secret-of-the-strads-superiority.htmlWed, 02 Jul 2008 11:49:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15675/stradivarius-market-hits-high-note.htmlJane Yager<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=61018&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023651' border='0' />The price of violins by 18th century Italian master Antonio Stradivari has shot through the roof in recent decades, with the instruments now worth 500 times their weight in gold, reports Der Spiegel. Three powerful dealers control a shadowy worldwide market rife with intrigue where frenzied collectors seek out the...Violinist Joshua Bell embraces his 1713 Stradivarius, purchased several years ago for more than $3 million, during an interview in his New York apartment on Oct. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico)http://www.newser.com/story/15675/stradivarius-market-hits-high-note.htmlSun, 06 Jan 2008 14:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/1416/virtuoso-snubbed-in-train-station.htmlNewsDude<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=2545&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035447' border='0' />Washington Post reporter Gene Weingarten put world-renowned violinist, Joshua Bell, in a subway station in Washington DC one rush hour morning to see if people would notice him. Mostly, they didn’t.___UPF_START_OF_TABLE___Document NameENTER MUS-INSTRUMENT TBDocument DateApr/20/2006PhotographerAlex GarciaFormat3000 x 2176 Color JPEGCategoryE ENTKeywordskrtentertainment entertainment, krtnational http://www.newser.com/story/1416/virtuoso-snubbed-in-train-station.htmlSun, 15 Apr 2007 13:10:39 CDT