LONDON (AP) - A retired shipping consultant said he lost an expensive 17th-century violin after forgetting it on a train. Rob Napier said he did not realize the instrument, made by master Venetian craftsman Matteo Goffriller in 1698, was still on the train's luggage rack until it began pulling out of the station.

Napier said he was on his way home to Bedwyn, some 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of London, on Jan. 29 after retrieving the violin from an expert who had valued it at about 200,000 pounds (US$390,000; euro245,000). Napier called the train company, but by the time the train reached its final destination, the instrument was gone.

Napier said the violin belonged to his mother, who died in 2006. A professional violinist, she bought the Goffriller from a dealer in 1945.

A reward of up to 10,000 pounds (about US$20,000 euro12,000) was being offered for the instrument's recovery, he said.
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10,000 pounds over 200,000 pounds ? hmm... hard choice

Well its 10k pounds and consience.

I read about it in the newspaper and found myself wondering if the bloke has early alzheimers.

Poor guy lost his violin. I'm pretty sure that he won't be getting it back. Whoever has will keep it most likely.