Iconic Long Island’s Kolstein’s Music appears to close doors for good, clears out dozens of pricey bass violins

Source: New York Post

A Long Island violin shop that’s been open since the 1940s appears to have closed its doors for good — but the bitter business dispute between the founder’s family and current owner still has no coda in sight. About three dozen bass violins, including a $250,000 Panormo bass violin, in the storeroom of Kolstein’s Music in Baldwin were loaded onto a truck last week by owner Manny Alvarez, according to court papers. Alvarez, who has been accused of failing to pay out proceeds from consignment sales to instrument owners, has been locked in a legal battle over the business with Barrie Kolstein, whose father Samuel launched the store in 1943, according to court papers.