About David Sarser
Lived 1921 – 2013 (aged 92). David Sarser was an American musician.
David Sarser (January 31, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American musician, audio engineer and electronics designer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, He stopped playing the violin after his Stradivarius was stolen in 1962.
The stolen (formerly his) instrument, Lamoureux (1735), has been exhibited in Japan, and it is shown "unassembled" in "Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari: Treatises on the Life and Work of the Patriarch of Violinmakers" (Goodkind, 1972). It is widely believed to still reside in Japan. Police believe the instrument was already on a plane to Tokyo by the time it was discovered to be missing from the RCA studio.
Sarser died on June 6, 2013, in Northport, New York.
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Who was David Sarser?
American musician (1921-2013)
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David Sarser was born on 31 January 1921 in Kansas City.
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David Sarser died on 6 June 2013 in Northport.
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David Sarser was a musician.
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David Sarser was American.
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