LINK: Antiques Roadshow - our next door neighbors are on tonight!

[Bill S]

Yeah, I know, we are all watching the game. They brought in a violin that they retrieved from the trash. Seriously.

Here's the video - it's pretty cool:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2313693590

[Bill S]

Here's the video, it's not long, but it's pretty cool:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2313693590

[Scutterborn]

That's so cool!


-Ben-

[hobogato]

thanks for the link. i saw your post as the show was almost over yesterday, so i missed that segment. i sure would be inclined to go back to that music store that tried to buy it for $1000 and wag my finger at those crooks...

[Pennies2Cents]

Wow.. Thats amazing! Like the saying goes...
Someone Elses' Trash Is Someones Treasure

[rrasco]

That's incredible.

[Bill S]

Yeah, it's out being cleaned and restrung. They guy told them if it plays really well, it might fetch up to $75-100K.

They are planning on putting it into a Christie's musical instrument auction.

What is REALLY funny, is that it was just bouncing around in the back seat of the truck when they arrived, and when they left, they went under armed guard. They immediately went shopping for a case! Then, they had planned on going out to dinner in CC that night, and couldn't because they didn't want to leave the violin. They slept with it in their bed at the hotel.

[Big_Pun]

wonder why they tossed it in the trash in the first place. what a lucky find.

[Bill S]

It was apparently in a big pile of junk - you know, the twice a year throw out your pile of carp deal that the City does.