A Brahms concerto being played on a Stradivarius violin can be a priceless experience, but is the wooden box with the strings stretched over it in and of itself a good investment? Historically, ...

A Nicolo Amati violin, made circa 1645, and two others wait to be tried out by musicians from "A Far Cry" at Reuning & Son in Brookline. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Clara Kim stood in a sun-dappled room at ...