(10 Mar 2017) VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:
NATS: Wang pauses playing violin "Now it has a little bit more golden sound" then continues playing
VIOLINIST MIRA WANG IS EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE AMES STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN.
SOUNDBITE (English) Mira Wang, Violinist
"It's like rediscovering a sleeping beauty."
THE LONG-MISSING INSTRUMENT WAS BUILT ALMOST THREE-HUNDRED YEARS AGO BY RENOWNED VIOLIN MAKER ANTONIO STRADIVARI.
IT WAS STOLEN FROM WANG'S TEACHER, ROMAN TOTENBERG (Pronounced 'Tote en berg'), BACK IN 1980.
SOUNDBITE (English) Mira Wang, Violinist
"It's like somebody took your arm just for fun and they never return it."
THE VIOLIN WAS FINALLY RECOVERED IN 2015 AFTER THE PRESUMED THIEF DIED.
THE INSTRUMENT HAS UNDERGONE A METICULOUS RESTORATION.
SOUNDBITE (English) Bruno Price, Rare Violins of New York
"Basically what we found is that the violin had pretty much been neglected the guy had obviously glued it himself there was signs of super glue, Elmer's glue, all inappropriate glues."
BUT OTHERWISE THE VIOLIN WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.
TOTENBERG DID NOT LIVE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT RETURNED.
BUT HIS FORMER STUDENT WILL BRING THE VIOLIN TO STAGE ON MONDAY FOR A PRIVATE CONCERT, ITS FIRST SINCE BEING RESTORED.
SOUNDBITE (English) Mira Wang, Violinist
"One can see it is really almost in the perfect condition we call it like it looks like a new violin though of course it is over 300 years old I hope it continues to be kept in this shape."
THE INSTRUMENT IS NOW OWNED BY TOTENBERG'S CHILDREN AND IS LIKELY WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
TED SHAFFREY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK

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