”Again, the old Stradivari was the least popular of the six instruments. It was chosen just once to “take home,” and was rated by six violinists as their least favorite. It also ended up being deemed the worst violin in a category sixteen different times. In contrast, one of the newer violins was the clear winner. Eight musicians wanted to take it home, and nobody called it their least favorite. The violinists rated this one as the best violin in a category 38 times.

Old, million-dollar violins don’t play better than the new models