A VIOLIN virtuso was robbed of a rare instrument worth £17,000 after being targeted by a callous crook.
The custom-made violin was snatched from a parked car in a posh Glasgow neigbourhood.
The Cain and Mann violin and Charles Bazin bow were taken from Kelvinside during the weekend.
The 56-year-old woman, a professional musician, left the instrument in her car in Beaconsfield Road. When she returned, she found the extremely rare instrument was gone.
A police spokesman said: "We received a report of a theft of a violin and bow from a motor vehicle in Beaconsfield Road, Glasgow. Inquiries are ongoing."
It is understood only around 30 instruments were made under the Cain and Mann label.
Detectives said the violin is "so specialist" that they don't have a picture to issue to the public.
Officers believe pawn shops and music specialists may be offered the instrument for sale by the thieves.
rebecca.gray@eveningtimes.co.uk
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