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Re:US customs dismantled 'impossible to replace' instrument,... by ohazi on Friday February 07, 2020 @06:54PM (#22272473)
> ‘Would US customs have dared to dismantle a Stradivarius?’

The TSA has repeatedly manhandled and damaged priceless Western string instruments as well. I don't have a source handy, but there was at least one case of them snapping a $600k cello bow.

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Re:US customs dismantled 'impossible to replace' instrument,... by gus_massa on Friday February 07, 2020 @08:17PM (#22272975)
LMGTFY Probably https://www.wqxr.org/story/269292-cellists-bow-damaged/ or https://albangerhardt.com/es/broken-bow-broken-cello/ I'm not sure how the incident was resolved.
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