The Stradivarius Violin Mystery - (Reading > Information)

Decide which paragraph, (A) to (D), has the information given in each statement below. Select (E) if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.

1...... - Trained musicians tended to favor contemporary instruments over historic ones. 2...... - Stradivari personally sourced timber from the Alpine region. 3...... - Stradivari's peak creative output occurred in the early eighteenth century. 4...... - Some world-class performers play instruments they do not own. 5...... - Climatic conditions may have yielded wood with exceptional sound properties. 6...... - Over half of Stradivari's creations are thought to still exist. 7...... - Modern craftsmen have tried to recreate the original Stradivarius varnish. 8...... - Altering the testing venue did not influence the experimental conclusions. 9...... - A single Stradivarius once fetched a record-setting sum at auction.