An extremely valuable violin is being auctioned off to raise money for scholarships at the New England Conservatory in Boston.The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius was crafted in 1714 by the famed violin maker Antonio Stradivari.

A Stradivarius violin made in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold.

Ma” was crafted during Antonio Stradivari’s “Golden Period” when he was at the “very pinnacle of his creativity.”