Article: Music to fund's ears.(News)

Byline: David Hoffman

Music played on rare violins, violas and cellos brings joy to audiophiles and may also soon bring happiness to the wallets of investors.

That is the goal of the Artist Rare Instrument Fund LP, a New York- based private-equity fund that invests in rare stringed instruments created by Italian master artisans Antonio Stradivarius, Giuseppe Guarnerius del Gesu and others in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Why rare instruments?

Demand among musicians and collectors for the exquisite instruments has increased their value exponentially since the 17th century, said Anthony Finley, a general partner of the fund, attorney and ...

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