Stradivarius?

[RIrvingbas@AOL.COM]

Hi Kristinn and list,

Actually, there were a number of makers who used a Strad label inside the 
violin, either to imply excellence of workmanship, or because it was a Strad 
type model. Being a string player, I myself have seen many “Strads”, which 
of course were not.

This leads me to a question for the list as a whole. Since the best of the 
modern string instruments (violins, basses, etc.) stack up very favorably 
with the best of the old makers, do you all feel that pianos compare the same 
way? We asume that the instruments are in tip top shape for purposes of 
comparison. What do you all think?

Ray Irving