Today, David Garrett was on Kris Jenner’s show, performing Vivaldi’s ‘Summer’ (The Four Seasons) with guitarist Marcus Wolf. On the opening notes, I realized right away the sound was maybe a little bit off. Either the sound recording of the show was different, or David did not have his Stradivarius. I just did not hear the usual projection that normally comes from his Strad.

On another note, so to speak, David NEVER lets just anybody touch his $5M instrument! I was astonished when he allowed Maria Menounos rip it to shreds with cat killing horror. I know he said that it was his Strad, but maybe he was just saying that for the show. The other thing that gave me a heart attack was when he held his violin by its pegs. I’m not one to criticize, because I’m just a nobody player compared to David, but WHO holds a violin by its PEGS?! Certainly not me! O M G – I was truly shocked when I observed this. THEN when Ms. Menounos was swinging it around and turned it upside down, my heart turned upside down, thinking she might drop it.

Other than the finish looking like it could indeed be his Strad, I am going to guess that it wasn’t, based on past talk show appearances, where he absolutely refused to let a single person touch his violin other than his mother or his television promoter, Elke. Oh, I forgot. He let Tom Hanks handle it also. HOLY SHIT. Maybe Mr. Hanks handled a different violin than he thought. Nobody would ever know except David; unless of course they were to take a peek through the f holes.

I would love some input on this from all the David Garrett fans out there. Please feel free to reply in German (I am learning the language) or English; Spanish also if you’re inclined (Entiendo español). Is it truly David’s Stradivarius, or is it his Guadagnini (I’m more inclined toward guessing this was the case), or quite possibly one of his other four violins?

You be the judge: