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Sherlock Holmes: Trifles
Episode 89 - Inside 221B: Stradivarius
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Episode 89 - Inside 221B: Stradivarius

“off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony” [REDH]
Credit: the Falk Archive - KFA

One of the most off-hand but arresting comments that Sherlock Holmes made was that he owned a Stradivarius violin. That he had purchased for a mere 55 shillings!

 

What do we know of Stradivarius instruments, and about Holmes's own ability on the violin? It’s just a Trifle.

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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

 

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