Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...

And also the label inside the violin. But that's not surprising: Half of all Stradivarius violins have fake labels." So was it 1707 or 1709? "I don't know," replied Price.

This violin was made by George Gemünder in Astoria (Queens), New York in 1881. As Gemünder's business flourished, his popularity and subsequent financial success allowed him to move his shop to ...