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Would you part with a priceless heirloom to support future generations?
A Stradivarius violin, to be exact.
Adding to its fame is the violins lineage.
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Better known as the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, the instrument was previously owned by virtuosos Joseph Joachim and Si-Hon Ma.
Ma completed his masters from the school in 1950, and went on to invent the Sihon mute.
The New England Conservatory partnered with Sothebys New York to auction off the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius.
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Pre-sale estimates for the violin predicted to fetch anywhere between $12 and $18 million.
The final sale fell just short of the estimate, ringing in at $11.3 million.
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