Auction of "American Baby" Violin

By Waldo Jaquith
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, a longtime friend of nancies.org, is auctioning off the violin used by Boyd Tinsley in the filming of the "American Baby" video. Tinsley designed the wireless violin just for the manufacturer, Zeta, as a part of their Strados series. He's a member of the Thomas Jefferson Center's board of trustees, which he joined back in March. A retail Boyd Tinsley model Zeta: $2,995.00. An autographed Boyd Tinsley model Zeta played in the "American Baby" video: priceless. All proceeds go to the Thomas Jefferson Center. The auction ends Monday.