Lost instruments

Dear friends,

in summer 2012 was stolen from locked dressing rooms of  Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra in Ostrava (www.jco.cz), Czech Republic, three master violoncellos of these marks:

Violoncello with vignette “opravil B.Lantner” (1862 – 1917) Prague, probable maker hereof instrument is violin – maker K.B.Dvorak (1856 – 1909) Prague, price around 10 000 EUR, property of Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Violoncello with vignette„CH.J.B.Collin-Mezin“ (1841–1923) Mirecourt, price around 10 000 EUR, property of Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Violoncello with vignette „ Jos. Müller (1850-1936), Schönbach“, price around 4000 EUR, property of Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra.

Photos of the instruments you can see here: http://www.jfo.cz/orchestr/ hledame-nastroje/ (if you need high resolution, you must download photos on your PC). Is not sure, if vignette aren’t changed or removed, that’s why please properly check-up grain of wood especially on backboard of instrument. At the same time was stolen cello bows Luboš Odlas and  Pfretzschner, french horn Engelbert Schmidt Bb/high F with A-stopventil, serial number 29049.

We would be grateful for any information about these instruments or about person,  who would try propose these instruments for sell. Contact us on www.jfo.cz or by mail  jfoinstruments@email.cz

The management of Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava

B/ Violoncello with vignette„CH.J.B.Collin-Mezin“ (1841–1923) Mirecourt, price around 10 000 EUR, property of Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

C/ Violoncello with vignette „ Jos. Müller (1850-1936), Schönbach“, price around 4000 EUR, property of Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

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