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The artificial lack of vibrato is instantly recognizeable in HIP performances

That 2001 New Grove article (which I won't quote yet again) is a reflection of the true state of HIP performances with regard to vibrato.
It's disingenuous to say that you don't know any early music player who plays totally without vibrato - sure, they may use a tiny amount of vibrato on a note here and there, but they never use the amount which would occur naturally in singing. In fact, as I've argued before, you often have these absurd HIP performances (I've seen some by McGegan himself) where the vocal soloists are singing with their natural vibrato, while the strings' vibrato is rationed in a quasi-totalitarian way. As I say, the contrast is absurd! I can't believe that even knowledgeable listeners like you, rbolaw, and C.B take this style of performance seriously.

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