Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 1 | Boy Identifies Rare Instrument

I Finds Violin 9 1 1 I f I RO CI a Boy Identifies Rare R re 1 Instrument 1 tr m nt f E Experts to PL Pass j Upon V Validity lidi y of of Fo Formed Forme m r Czars Czar s 's s I CHICAGO United Unite l Press Ricci prodigy RUgero RUgiero year old violinist aw awaited eagerly tho decision deci sion of of today as to whether he ho had discovered a a rare rare old violin wort worth at least when he picked it up to pose for a picture at th the Chic Chicago go Ci Civic ic opera offices offices' yesterday yester yester- day The rile instrument had been sent t for l' l sale by bya n. n Bohemian ot musician and nd had lain unnoticed d on a filing cabinet for tor months In tho string st. pocket the boy musician found a a. aletter aletter letter stating that lt the tho violin had once belonged 1 cd to Czar Ale Alexander ander of or Russia Tho The instrument boro bore the then n mark alk of famous Italian violin maker and nd tho the date dat 1668 The Tho bo boy Pla played ll It ft and musicians present wele were essed with its tone