Stradivarius

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It now houses approximately 178 million items, from ancient clay tablets to Stradivarius violins, from the Gutenberg Bible to ever-expanding digital records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

What was to be a vacation quickly turned into “a nightmare” for Erich Gruenberg, when his rare Stradivarius violin, valued at $550,000, was stolen shortly after he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

“It’s like leaving a Stradivarius in the rain!”

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

A Walter Mitty-style fantasy, Mr. Eisenberg once said, was to own a Stradivarius cello and learn to play it well.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022

Better: Johnny found that the old violin hidden in a trunk in his attic wasn’t a real Stradivarius.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner