Thoughts on Stradivari graphite?

[MonstaChuck1]

Has anyone seen the walnut strads in person? Photos are hard to come by, and in some they look glossy, while in others they look more subdued like the olimpicas. I'm curious if they'd actually match the old walnut Guarneri homages which have some gloss to them.
Also, it's been awhile since I've seen the graphite strads, but I believe they're shiny and not matte like the (non-SE) elipsas. I have violin Guarneri mementos and violin Amati homages so I'm thinking of mixing it up with different color strads.

[joey_v]

Originally Posted by MonstaChuck1

Has anyone seen the walnut strads in person? Photos are hard to come by, and in some they look glossy, while in others they look more subdued like the olimpicas. I'm curious if they'd actually match the old walnut Guarneri homages which have some gloss to them.
Also, it's been awhile since I've seen the graphite strads, but I believe they're shiny and not matte like the (non-SE) elipsas. I have violin Guarneri mementos and violin Amati homages so I'm thinking of mixing it up with different color strads.

Tim has seen them in person, they are high gloss... very nice.

[timm]

Yes. They don't make a bad finish in my opinion and yes the walnut is beautiful too.