Supposedly rare string instruments probably fake

Five of 30 supposedly rare string instruments bought by the New Jersey Symphony for US$17 million ($27.15 million) from a man now charged with tax fraud are probably not authentic.

Five experts hired by the Newark Star-Ledger determined that four violins and one cello - among a collection bought from pet-products tycoon Herbert Axelrod - were not produced by master craftsmen including Antonio Stradivari, despite Axelrod's claims.