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PostSubject: Idiot: London man leaves $350,000 violin on train   Idiot: London man leaves $350,000 violin on train Icon_minitimeSun Apr 20, 2008 8:40 pm

LONDON, April 15 (UPI) -- An elderly London gentleman said he was so awed by his first trip on a fast-rail service that he left his 17th century, $350,000 violin in the luggage rack.

Robert Napier, 67, nonchalantly placed the priceless heirloom in the overhead compartment, but when he got off the train at his stop, he had his coat and briefcase, but no violin, The Daily Mail reported Tuesday.

"It was the first time I had been on one of the new, fast trains … and as I got off I was just thinking about the train and whether it would fit on the platform. I just wasn't thinking about the violin," said the grandfather of two.

Napier called the police and rail officials, who promptly had the train searched at its next stop, but they found no trace of the violin.

The violin in question is a 1698 Matteo Goffriller. The master craftsman made instruments for some of the most renowned classical musicians, including Nicolo Paganini.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2008/04/15/london_man_leaves_350000_violin_on_train/7488/

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