Brown violin with red bow, sentimental 4/4 size
Description
Hey, I realized my brown violin went missing yesterday around 3pm. I was outside the Jackson Library on Main Street, near the Riverside Café, when I last remember hearing a busker's violin and checking my phone. It's a full-size Eastman violin, honey-brown with a faint scratch on the lower bout from a little spill last month. The chin rest is a bit scuffed, and the bow has a red velvet wrap with a small dolphin sticker near the frog. Inside the case I tucked a folded photo of my grandmother; this instrument has huge sentimental value, and I really need it back for the Saturday recital. If anyone found it, send me a message—I'm offering a reward and will pick it up quickly.
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