FWIW, it seems like even professionals cannot distinguish between a Stradivari and a new violin... and may even prefer the latter. "When the researchers totale

FWIW, it seems like even professionals cannot distinguish between a Stradivari and a new violin... and may even prefer the latter. "When the researchers totaled up the results, there was no evidence the players could reliably pick old from new. And when players were asked to pick their favorite instrument, the winner was a modern, freshly made violin." http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/05/16/313099219/is-a-stradivarius-just-a-violin http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/05/16/313099219/is-a-...