[Milton Miteybad]

I was surprised to see that there are several Stradivarii classified as stolen or missing, in addition to Lipinski (also Colossus, Davidoff-Morini, Ames, Lamoureux, Karpilowski, and Le Maurien.)

Others have been stolen, but were later recovered, such as Gibson-Huberman (stolen twice from Huberman, who apparently couldn't keep track of his violin), Kochanski, Sinsheimer-Iselin, Birsou', Duke of Alcantara (missing for 27 years, recovered by an amateur violinist who claimed to have found it on a freeway), and Herkules.

So, while the common assumption that all of the Stradivarius the instruments may be accounted for is nominally true, the whereabouts of several are uncertain at present.

[livius]

They’re probably living peacefully with some “collector,” who may not even play them(or lets somebody else, some unknowimg person, play them to keep them healthy).

[afraidfortherepublic]

Wow! That list is mind boggling.