Police are looking for a man who entered Fein Violins on Saturday afternoon, pepper sprayed a 17-year-old employee and stole four instruments before leaving in a car.

“This is the first time in 37 years in business we’ve ever had a robbery or break in,” said Andrew Fein, owner of the shop on Grand Avenue near Fairview Avenue in St. Paul.

Police said Monday there have been no arrests, but one of the violins was found.

UPDATE: 1 of 4 violins found after robbery at shop on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue

Video surveillance from about 1 p.m. Saturday shows a black man over 6 feet tall in a black jacket and red flannel shirt speaking with a female employee.

Fein said the man was pretending to be interested in buying a violin.

As he continued to talk, he pulled out an aerosol can and pepper sprayed the woman in the face, St. Paul police confirmed.

He then grabbed four violins, ran out the door and left in a vehicle. He did not take any cases or bows.

One of the violins was recovered after someone brought it to Music Go Round on West Seventh Street to sell it and then left it about 5 p.m. Saturday, according to a police spokesman.

Police said each violin is worth thousands of dollars apiece.

“Let’s just say they were nice violins,” according to Fein. One was an antique French violin from 1911 with the name “Vatelot” inside, the other three have his label “Andrew Fein” inside.

Fein said the suspect was unknown to him.

Police ask anyone with information to call them at 651-266-5650.