The flamboyant violin dealer Dietmar Machold will not face the mercies of Swiss justice. Machold, who declared bankruptcy last year, was arrested in Switzerland ten months ago on charges of fraud and embezzlement. Five Stradivarius and four Guarnerius are among 17 instruments, worth $50 million, that police on both countries would like to trace. Machold [...]
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An amazing story. Read it at Der Spiegel: Machold was the Stradivarius man. There are still about 600 violins, 60 cellos and 12 violas from the famous workshop in Cremona, Italy in existence today, and Machold has held about half of... Read Post
Dietmar Machold, the Austrian violin dealer with a taste for fine castles, had his bail application rejected again this week. He’s being held on multiple theft and fraud charges and apparently struggles to remember the whereabouts o... Read Post
The world's biggest violin dealer, Dietmar Machold, is facing the music in court, accused of fiddling millions from investors. News of the arrest last year of the international violin dealer Dietmar Machold in the Swiss resort of Ze... Read Post