Hi Richard, I've been fortunate enough to play 5 Strads and one Guarnarius. The Strads were all "ok" but nothing fabulous. The Guarnarius on the other hand was one of those instruments "to die for". On that *very* limited and subject basis I can say that my own fiddle "out played" the 5 Strads, and was NOT even in the same building (maybe on even on the same planet) as the Guarnarius. I do believe that choice of instrument is a totally subjective phenonima. My single point was that just because an instrument has a "name" it does NOT mean it is good. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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