The highest price for a Strad at auction was $3.5m, paid in 2006.

价格最高的一副在2006年的拍卖会上成交，成交价为350万美金。

To most ears there is little difference between a Strad and a good modern maker, admits Ruggiero Ricci, a master violinist.

小提琴演奏大师Ruggiero Ricci承认，对大部分听众来说，一把Strad琴和一把现代制作的好琴没有什么区别。

Every expert has a story about a "blind" test in which several instruments are played out of sight and the listeners have to guess which is the Strad and which the modern pretender.

每一个专家都有一个关于蒙眼测试的故事。在蒙眼测试中，参加测试者不见乐器只闻其声，靠听力辨别哪是用斯特拉·瓦迪演奏，哪是用现代小提琴演奏。