Description: 'This book is a praiseworthy effort to shed some light on the murkier side of the violin trade ... Harvey and Shapreau each provide a useful outline of the law concerning the various questionable trade practices in their respective countries ... an excellent overview of the pertinent legal issues for anyone contemplating the purchase or sale of a fine instrument.'NOTES'This book is a praiseworthy effort to shed some light on the murkier side of the violin trade. Harvey has done a commendable job of evaluating analogous cases from the art world to determine how courts might decide cases involving instruments. Violin Fraud provides an excellent overview of the pertinent legal issues for anyone contemplating the purchase or sale of a fine instrument.'John Moran, Notes'Brian Harvey ... and Carla Shapreau ... have given us much needed information pertaining to fraud - information applicable to all musical instruments, not just the violin family ... This volume should have something of interest for everyone ... the detailed accounts of specific trials and laws in this book are highly informative ... The entire book should prove invaluable as a guide to legal and ethical practices in our field.'Todd French, Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 1999

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