55:, Northern Ireland, where it remained under his bed in Aberfoyle Terrace until 1988. When William died in 1988, his sister Muriel offered the violin to the Red Cross. The violin sold in London for ÂŁ209,000 of which ÂŁ195,000 went directly to the Red Cross.
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