Locating a stolen instrument
In addition to notifying your local law enforcement authority of the theft of instruments of the violin family and bows, you may want to consider also notifying others of your loss.
A few suggestions are listed below, but are not intended to be all inclusive.
- FBI—National Stolen Art File (NSAF)
- Interpol—Stolen Works of Art
- The Art Loss Register
- Trace.com
- The Strad
- Maestronet's Searchable Online Listing of Stolen Instruments
- Strings Magazine
- Violin Society of America
- Cozio.com
You may also check with auction houses: