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Originally Posted by metaphacts

David the Strad was Franco's last speaker at Sonus faber. Everything that followed was either Paolo being "mentored" by Franco or later Paolo himself. Those early Paolo designs - Memento, Anniversario and Elipsa still showed great Franco influence. Perhaps that why many mistakenly believe Franco designed them.

The latest Sf designs are certainly cut from a different cloth, though excellent in different ways.

There's a reason people hold onto Strads.