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Stradivari used what most of the masters used, maple for back sides neck and scroll, and spruce for the top. He did apparently engage in some experimentation as a very few of his instruments had the back sides and scroll made of poplar. I found this in the book: "

Antonio Stradivari, His Life and Work: 1644-1737By William Henry Hill, Arthur Frederick Hill, Alfred Ebsworth Hill

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