| I have an early New York Strad, that I "stumbled upon" while perusing for vintage guitars in a small-town music store, some years ago.
I no longer even try-out other, more recent Strads -- there simply is no comparison. I would imagine my Strad was hand-made by Vincent B., himself, and once he got into more of a "production mode", things were never the same.
I believe there might be a possibility of some really fine horns coming out of the modern-production, but, probably not on a consistent basis.
Regards,
Robert Rowe |