""It's your arm. I had just had it refurbished by the original maker. It was totally personal.""
""The financial loss is secondary to the personal loss. I loved it as an instrument.""
""They checked and I was told there was nothing there.""
""I hope there is a reasonable chance of the instrument being recovered and returned to me.""
Joseph Maher, a 79-year-old violinist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, had his 20th Century violin stolen from a train. The violin, along with two bows, held great personal significance for him. Maher realized the theft immediately after leaving the train and reported it, but the train could not be checked until it reached Cambridge. He expressed hope for the recovery of his instrument, emphasizing the personal loss over the financial aspect, as a replacement would cost around £15,000.
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