The recently publicized  “Soloist evaluations of six Old Italian and six new violins” has kept my email inbox busy for a few days now.  With media headlines such as “Stradivarius Strung Out” or “Stradivari surprise…” the old vs. new blind tests have grabbed people’s interest.

Here is the actual study itself for those interested:

PDF file:  soloist-evaluations-of-six-old-italian-and-six-new-violins

(Above photo from our workshop – Antonio Stradivari violin)