At Stradivari Guild Instruments, the violins we sell, though made in our time, are exactly the same as having the one we found in the fantasy, with original Cremonese varnish, sound, appearance, all in an untouched state.
Cost is the most obvious advantage.
Insurance costs alone on a genuine Strad or del Gesu for 2 to 3 years is enough to buy a Stradivari Guild violin. Can be insured at a very small cost, or not at all. To carry around a violin that is now worth millions, day to day, and in travels from city to city is just too risky, too dangerous, too much mental baggage. This is now unnecessary, and no longer makes any sense. Theft or loss is so very much less a concern.