| Vintage refers to recognized enduring importance. It has nothing to do specifically with a certain age of product. Wine is a certain vintage depending on the year it was produced. The vintage can be good or bad. With art it refers to something created within a certain time frame of the artists life. With musical instruments I would use it to refer to an instrument made during the time that good instruments of notable quality and appeal were created. Therefore it could be 5 years old or 50. What is important is that it is desirable. |