I don't think I would go messing with a Stradivarius made in 1699!
I think my favorite label read "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno (some date), Made in West Germany"
Seen any other good labels out there?
Heh...Seeing as I paid only $50.00 for a pre damaged/cracked Cello I suspect that it is not, indeed, a cello made in 1699 or whatever. Heh. Either that or I'm the luckiest man alive right now.