If music be the food of love, then play on. And that’s exactly what these five instruments did; play on and on for the love of music. Some of the five, the most valuable musical instruments in the world, are hundreds of years old, and are more than just manufacturers of sound, they are historical relics. In this arena, the name to look out for is Antonio Stradivari, the legendary Italian luthier, who is to stringed instruments what Ferrari is to automobiles – an effortless creator of wonder and magic. Little wonder then than Stradivari holds three of our five candidates here. Which is the most valuable? Read on!