1.   A beautiful young Parisian violinist ends her affair with the owner of a violin repair shop to throw herself at his associate.

2.   But an unexpected call from the owner of a Petaluma, Calif. violin shop last year led to the discovery of the missing Stradivarius.

3.   Over the next half-century, his sons Alfred, Arthur and William turned a respected family business into the Ritz of violin shops.

4.   Then last January, the university got an unexpected call from the owner of a Petaluma, Calif. violin shop.

5.   Also destroyed were a military recruiting office, offices of the Massachusetts Parent-Teacher Association Inc., a violin repair shop and several other businesses.