The point of the article is: the study was "Pick the one you like", not "pick Strad". According to the article, they were never asked to identify.

pick best does not mean pick oldest, news articles said study was identification, study subject says study was preference, study says study was preference. How you could possible reach the grand parents takeaway is seriously concerning.

explain.

Yes. Im sure this is why she herself uses 200 year old violin instead of the modern one.

> for the last five years, a mid-1800s Italian.

Whole article is a result of authors cognitive dissonance.

I dont see much difference between her and people arguing for $1K speaker cables and later failing to distinguish them from coat hangars.

Her mid-1800s Italian has completely different characteristics from a 17th century Italian. A string player spends months or years trying many instruments before deciding on one. I've never known a professional musician who cares whether they're playing on a modern or an older instrument, they care whether they have the right instrument for them. You have no idea what you're talking about. Please just stop.