Violin and Bow Stolen in Brooklyn, New York

The Violin Society of America has sent out a stolen alert for a Kurt Gutter violin and Stamped Tourte bow

Stolen on or about Monday, February 23, the violin description is as follows:

• Solid instrument.
• Stradivari gold period model with French interpretation.
• Soundboard of quite fine-grained European Spruce, back of one piece European Maple, board fine Ebony.
• Hand-varnished terpene with golden ground under reddish upper coats.

The bow is a Stamped Tourte (Germany) (54gm). It is described as:

• Stick of fine pernambuco, stiff, straight, fine grain.
• Head; carved following Tourte.
• Fine Ebony frog with fine Silver metalwork

Both items were stolen on 1-23-23 from 863 Montgomery St Brooklyn, NY 11213.

If you have any information, please contact  T.Matthew at 507-250-1727.

The report number is 2023-071-766 at the Central Brooklyn Precinct number 71, which can be contacted at 718-735-0511.