Strad
/strad
/noun informal
A Stradivarius.Maxim's borrowed a bigger Strad, the Archinto viola, and he's obviously taken to it....
- There's no conductor; she directs them herself… and she's strung her Strad with gut, and plays it with a classical bow.
- He has three for Matt to compare - a Guadagnini, a violin made by Guarneri's father, and a middle-period Strad.
Origin
Late 19th century: abbreviation.