Carpathian Spruce

[Ken Smith]

Strad used Carpathian maple? I thought he used Bosnian maple!

Perhaps during a lifetime of making, more than only one species used would be more likely especially since it was not native to Northern Italy.

I have been told that the Romanian instruments are mainly made with Carpathian woods.

These regional areas are comparably small on a Global scale. Like Walnut named NY, PA, VA, OH.. etc., named after the state the exact same tree grew in.

Maybe we are just too hung up on the small details. You think?