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KENNEDY's STOLEN VIOLECTRAS:
THESE VIOLECTRAS ARE
STILL MISSING!!
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ON SUNDAY 15th MAY 2005
in CHINA TOWN, LIVERPOOL, 3 of Nigel's Violectras violins were
stolen IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT :CRIMESTOPPERS
on 0800 555111 ,or LIVERPOOL CONSTABULARY: 0151 709 6010, Quote
CRIME No 1252, 15th May
I made Nigel a Violectra
Trio of two violins and a cello in 1993 for his European
Villans and Heroes Tour. They were custom made to his
requirements and finished in Aston Villa Football colours of
Claret and Blue ( see images below). Two of these violins a 4
string, No. V-14 and a 5 string, No. V-15(which includes a
lower viola pitched c string),have been stolen. The numbers
are stamped under the button and D B Johnson is stamped
between the gears, with a silver "Violectra" logo
transfer on peghead behind the nut. |
| 2 of the
Violectra violins stolen were part of a Violectra Trio, custom
made for Nigel in 1993
on the
left
4 String Violectra No V-15,
in Claret and Blue Finish,1993
on the
right
5 string Violectra, No V-16,
in Claret and Blue Finish,1993
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Also
stolen was a new 5 string Violectra , No. V-147 , made for
Nigel in 2004. This Violectra was made of a fantastically
figured one -off piece of quilted maple body and neck with a
centre-strip lamination of CLARET purpleheart wood and dyed
BLUE veneers. Willingly, Aston Villa Football Club provided
artwork of their gold lion crest with the Motto "Prepared"which
was made into a full colour transfer placed between the tuner
gears. (see images below). This Violectra has golden
"Violectra" logo on peghead behind the nut
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| Aston Villa Logo and
Claret and Blue laminations in neck and bridge arch.
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| Violectra 5 String made in
2004 |
Quilted Maple
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Neck Centrestrip in
Purpleheart |
| STOLEN
:VIOLECTRA 5 STRING VIOLIN No V-63
At Naukowa Club, Cracow,
Poland 4th Feb 2004
This Violectra has a
distinctive 'Dove' logo on the scroll in white transfer, and purple finish.
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