Depends who you are. To a musician, an obtainable instrument that sounds as good and has none of the maintenance challenges of an antique would be very valuable.
but even if we made a new superstrad, the originals are unreplecable relics, and a concert with a strad will be considered superior to one with a violin that might sound even better.
strads are an icon, not an instrument.
even if we managed to 100% recreate the process, and make violins which no one could tell the difference, Stads would still be as valuable.
Depends who you are. To a musician, an obtainable instrument that sounds as good and has none of the maintenance challenges of an antique would be very valuable.
yhea, no doubt.
but even if we made a new superstrad, the originals are unreplecable relics, and a concert with a strad will be considered superior to one with a violin that might sound even better.