Most people think that all existing Strads are accounted
          for. If you want a definitive answer, you need to invest
          some time and money in taking the thing to a major city
          where there are experienced repair/appraiser shops. If you
          need references, I can help you find them.
 
          There are lots of copies around, of varying quality, and
          some use fake ID's within the fiddle itself. I would say
          that the likelihood of it being a real strad approaches
          zero, but, if you want to find out for sure, you gotta spend
          the time and money to go where the expertise is.
 
          Eric Siegel
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