Stradivari violins are some of the most sought after and valuable instruments in the world With violins from his golden period of 1700 to 1725 it is a rare honor to lay your eyes or hands on one Thats why the FBI was faced with a oneofakind case when in January 2014 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond was attacked and robbed of the Lipinski Strada 1715 Stradivarius violin valued at over 6 million The Milwaukee Police Department and FBI jumped swiftly into action aware of what was at stake of being lostand that time was of the essence