I can’t entirely buy this story. I would think a hard case would provide better protection, and such a serious fall would have injured the violinist as well.
I agree, something smells fishy here.
He could have turned to answer someone behind him;been pushed;stuff happens.
Groundhog Daty Eve I took about two steps out of my car and went down hard on the ice ground;it happened so quickly I barely kept from hitting my face.A few years back ,a friend stepped out from his house and fell on unseen ice,struck his head and needed stitches.
Falls happen quickly and there isn't much to be done while you're falling.
After 200+ years, the glue joints on the violin must be pretty brittle. Bouncing it down a staircase, even in a case, would likely do a tune, so to speak, on the instrument.
“I can’t entirely buy this story. I would think a hard case would provide better protection, and such a serious fall would have injured the violinist as well.”
Yep. Doesn’t pass the smell test.
Yea, hard to believe . A violin case keeps the instrument from moving at all . I assuming he had a decent case for a million dollar violin. Even in a decent case it wouldn’t shatter to pieces. Somethings funny here.